Blackhoof Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 46°32′17″N 92°30′12″W / 46.53806°N 92.50333°W / 46.53806; -92.50333
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Blackhoof Township, Minnesota
FIPS code
27-06328[1]
GNIS feature ID0663609[2]

Blackhoof Township is a township in

2000 census.[3] The township took its name from the Blackhoof River.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94 km2), of which 36.0 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (1.24%) is water.

Unincorporated community

Lakes

  • Bear Lake
  • Blackhoof Lake
  • Ellstrom Lake (east three-quarters)
  • Flodeen Lake (vast majority)
  • Sandy Lake (east half)
  • Spring Lake

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Elim Lutheran and Sandy Lake.

Demographics

At the 2000

Latino
of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 276 households, of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 15.9% 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 2.73 and the average family size was 3.02.

Age distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median household income was $44,125, and the median family income was $47,500. Males had a median income of $36,719 versus $23,125 for females. The

poverty line
, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 74.
Sources
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