Holyoke Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Holyoke Township, Minnesota
FIPS code		27-29942[1]
GNIS feature ID	0664510[2]

Holyoke Township is a township in

History

Holyoke Township was organized in 1903, and took its name from the community of Holyoke, Minnesota.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.0 square miles (98 km²), of which 37.9 square miles (98 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.18%) is water.

Holyoke is located 13 miles south of Wrenshall.

Unincorporated community

• Holyoke

Major highway

• Minnesota State Highway 23

Lakes

• Mud Lake

Adjacent townships

• Wrenshall Township (north)
• Nickerson Township, Pine County (southwest)
• Blackhoof Township (northwest)

Demographics

As of the

, and 0.56% from two or more races.

There were 82 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,563, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $38,542 versus $27,083 for females. The

, including no under eighteens and 11.1% of those over 64.

References

• United States National Atlas
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

External links

• HolyokeMN.com – Community website – Link^{[permanent dead link]}