Cormorant Township, Becker County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 46°45′46″N 96°6′21″W / 46.76278°N 96.10583°W / 46.76278; -96.10583
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Cormorant Township, Minnesota
FIPS code
27-13294[2]
GNIS feature ID0663873[3]
Websitewww.cormoranttownship.org

Cormorant Township is a township in

2010 census.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (93.9 km2), of which 26.3 square miles (68.2 km2) is land and 9.9 square miles (25.7 km2), or 27.40%, is water.[4]

Lakes

  • Bergerson Lake
  • Big Cormorant Lake (Minnesota) (west three-quarters)
  • Cuba Lake
  • Dahlberg Lake (southwest quarter)
  • Fig Lake
  • Larson Lake
  • Leaf Lake (west quarter)
  • Lake Ida
  • Long Lake
  • Middle Cormorant Lake
  • Mollar Lake
  • Nelson Lake
  • Rose Lake
  • Rossman Lake
  • Severson Lake
  • Tub Lake
  • Turtle Lake
  • Upper Cormorant Lake

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Cormorant Lutheran Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 422 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the township the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,560, and the median income for a family was $54,444. Males had a median income of $41,635 versus $28,125 for females. The

poverty line
, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

Media attention

In 2014, a

Great Pyrenees dog named Duke[a] won the annual election for the ceremonial mayorship of Cormorant. Twelve votes were cast.[1] He won his fourth consecutive term in May 2017.[5] Duke passed away in 2019.[6]

CBOYSTV, a popular YouTube channel, is headquartered near Cormorant. The channel sometimes uses the township for meet and greets.

Notes

  1. ^ See also Non-human electoral candidates

References

  1. ^ a b Sarah Figalora (August 13, 2014). "Would-Be Mayor Gracious After Losing to Dog". Good Morning America. ABC News.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cormorant township, Becker County, Minnesota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  5. ^ Filley, Ty (August 20, 2016). "Mutt turns mayor in small town Minnesota". WDAY/WDAZ News. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Duke the dog, four time mayor of Cormorant Village has died". KFGO. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

Bibliography

External links

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