Erie Township, Becker County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 46°52′2″N 95°43′2″W / 46.86722°N 95.71722°W / 46.86722; -95.71722
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Erie Township
FIPS code
27-19646[1]
GNIS feature ID0664107[2]
Websitehttps://www.erietownshipmn.com/

Erie Township is a township in

2010 census.[3]

History

Erie Township was organized in 1878. It was named after Erie County, New York, the native home territory of its early settlers.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 32.3 square miles (83.6 km2) is land and 4.1 square miles (10.6 km2), or 11.21%, is water.[3]

Major highway

Lakes

  • Cotton Lake (southwest three-quarters)
  • Fisher Lake
  • Five Lake (vast majority)
  • Fox Lake
  • Howe Lake
  • Irish Lake
  • Loon Lake (southeast half)
  • Neuner Lake
  • Perch Lake
  • Pickerel Lake (vast majority)
  • Rice Lake
  • Schultz Lake
  • St Patrick Lake

Adjacent townships

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20001,621—
20101,6421.3%

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 596 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,024, and the median income for a family was $45,875. Males had a median income of $31,742 versus $19,167 for females. The

poverty line
, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

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. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Erie township, Becker County, Minnesota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  4. ISBN 9780873513968
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