Boy Lake Township, Cass County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 47°5′48″N 94°11′47″W / 47.09667°N 94.19639°W / 47.09667; -94.19639
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Boy Lake Township, Minnesota
FIPS code
27-07156[1]
GNIS feature ID0663642[2]

Boy Lake Township is a township in

2000 census.[3] This township took its name from Boy Lake.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km2), of which 27.6 square miles (71 km2) is land and 8.7 square miles (23 km2) (24.01%) is water.

Unincorporated communities

Lakes

  • Aultman Lake
  • Boy Lake (west quarter)
  • Camp Lake
  • Current Lake
  • Hougan Lake
  • Iverson Lake
  • Leech Lake (east edge)
  • Mad Dog Lake
  • Town Line Lake (north half)

Adjacent townships

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.52% of the population.

There were 58 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the township the population was spread out, with 16.7% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $21,250 for females. The

poverty line
, including 68.8% of under eighteens and 6.7% of those over 64.

References

  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. 87.