Runeberg Township, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Runeberg Township is a township in Becker County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 387 as of the 2000 census.
, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²), of which 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) (0.06%) is water. The Blueberry
and Kettle
Rivers flow through the township.
of 2000, there were 387 people, 130 households, and 101 families residing in the township. The population density
was 10.8 people per square mile (4.2/km²). There were 153 housing units at an average density of 4.3/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.42% White and 2.58% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 130 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples
living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 127.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $27,946 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $13,747. About 7.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 24.0% of those age 65 or over.
Becker County, Minnesota
Becker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 32,504. Its county seat is Detroit Lakes. A portion of the White Earth Indian Reservation extends into 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 387 as of the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²), of which 35.7 square miles (92.5 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) (0.06%) is water. The Blueberry
Blueberry River (Minnesota)
The Blueberry River is a tributary of the Shell River, approximately twenty miles long, in north-central Minnesota in the United States...
and Kettle
Kettle River (central Minnesota)
The Kettle River, also known as Kettle Creek, is a tributary of the Blueberry River, 17 miles long, in north-central Minnesota in the United States...
Rivers flow through the township.
Adjacent townships
- Green Valley Township (north)
- Straight River Township, Hubbard County (northeast)
- Blueberry Township, Wadena County (east)
- Red Eye Township, Wadena County (southeast)
- Paddock Township, Otter Tail County (south)
- Spruce Grove TownshipSpruce Grove Township, Becker County, MinnesotaSpruce Grove Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 358 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles , of which 35.6 square miles is land and...
(west) - Wolf Lake Township (northwest)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 387 people, 130 households, and 101 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 10.8 people per square mile (4.2/km²). There were 153 housing units at an average density of 4.3/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.42% White and 2.58% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 130 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% 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, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 127.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $27,946 versus $18,333 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 $13,747. About 7.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 24.0% of those age 65 or over.