Little Sand Lake, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Little Sand Lake is an unorganized territory
in Itasca County
, Minnesota
, United States
. As of the 2000 census
, the unorganized territory population was 369.
, the unorganized territory has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²), of which, 34.7 square miles (89.9 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.7 km²) of it (2.96%) is water.
of 2000, there were 369 people, 144 households, and 110 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density
was 10.6 people per square mile (4.1/km²). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 4.5/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 94.04% White, 0.81% Native American, 0.54% from other races
, and 4.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.
There were 144 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples
living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 118.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.9 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $40,357, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $25,714 for females. The per capita income
for the unorganized territory was $16,452. About 10.7% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.
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 Itasca County
Itasca County, Minnesota
Itasca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shortened version the Latin words veritas caput, meaning 'truth' and 'head', a reference to the source of the Mississippi River. As of 2010, the population was 45,058. Its county seat...
, 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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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the unorganized territory population was 369.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the unorganized territory has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km²), of which, 34.7 square miles (89.9 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.7 km²) of it (2.96%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 369 people, 144 households, and 110 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density
Population density
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was 10.6 people per square mile (4.1/km²). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 4.5/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 94.04% White, 0.81% Native American, 0.54% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 4.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.
There were 144 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 118.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.9 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $40,357, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $25,714 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 $16,452. About 10.7% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.