Pepin Township, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Pepin Township is a township in Wabasha County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 471 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Maple Springs
, Camp Lacupolis
and Reads Landing
are located within the township.
, the township has a total area of 21.6 square miles (55.8 km²), of which, 17.6 square miles (45.5 km²) of it is land and 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²) of it (18.51%) is water.
of 2000, there were 471 people, 170 households, and 131 families residing in the township. The population density
was 26.8 people per square mile (10.4/km²). There were 210 housing units at an average density of 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.30% White, 0.42% Native American, 0.85% Asian, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.
There were 170 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples
living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,563, and the median income for a family was $51,563. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $20,741. About 5.3% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.
Wabasha County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,610 people, 8,277 households, and 5,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 41 people per square mile . There were 9,066 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
, 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 471 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Maple Springs
Maple Springs, Minnesota
Maple Springs is an unincorporated community along U.S. Route 61 in Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States, on Lake Pepin. It was originally named King's Cooley, after a coulee on the farm of a nearby settler named King. It had a station of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul...
, Camp Lacupolis
Camp Lacupolis, Minnesota
Camp Lacupolis is an unincorporated community in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. It is a historic fishing village on the Mississippi River known for its resorts....
and Reads Landing
Reads Landing, Minnesota
Reads Landing is an unincorporated community in section 24 of Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States.-History:Reads Landing was platted in 1856 as Pepin, although that name was never officially used. Around 1878, the town had various commercial and transportation buildings, but...
are located within the township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 21.6 square miles (55.8 km²), of which, 17.6 square miles (45.5 km²) of it is land and 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²) of it (18.51%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 471 people, 170 households, and 131 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 26.8 people per square mile (10.4/km²). There were 210 housing units at an average density of 11.9/sq mi (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.30% White, 0.42% Native American, 0.85% Asian, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.
There were 170 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,563, and the median income for a family was $51,563. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $26,250 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 township was $20,741. About 5.3% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.