Crookston Township, Polk County, Minnesota

Crookston Township, Minnesota
FIPS code		27-13888[1]
GNIS feature ID	0663894[2]

Crookston Township is a township in

. The population was 554 at the 2000 census.

History

Crookston Township was erected in 1876.^[3] The township was named for Col. William Crooks, an early settler.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30 square miles (78 km²), of which 30 square miles (78 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 148 households, out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.7% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $54,688, and the median income for a family was $61,875. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $30,694 for females. The

, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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