Jewett, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Jewett is an unorganized territory
in Aitkin County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 46 at the 2000 census.
, the unorganized territory has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.5 km²), of which, 35.2 square miles (91.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.28%) is water.
of 2000, there were 46 people, 17 households, and 12 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density
was 1.3 people per square mile (0.5/km²). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 0.7/sq mi (0.3/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 100.00% White.
There were 17 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples
living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.42.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 41.3% under the age of 18, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 6.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income
for the unorganized territory was $18,003. There were no families and 5.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 16.7% of those over 64.
Unorganized territory
An unorganized territory is a region of land without a "normally" constituted system of government. This does not mean that the territory has no government at all or that it is unclaimed territory...
in Aitkin County
Aitkin County, Minnesota
Aitkin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population is 16,202. Its county seat is Aitkin. A portion of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county.-History:...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 46 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the unorganized territory has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.5 km²), of which, 35.2 square miles (91.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.28%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 46 people, 17 households, and 12 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density
Population density
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was 1.3 people per square mile (0.5/km²). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 0.7/sq mi (0.3/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 100.00% White.
There were 17 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.42.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 41.3% under the age of 18, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 6.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the unorganized territory was $18,003. There were no families and 5.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 16.7% of those over 64.