Home Brook Township, Cass County, Minnesota
Home Brook Township, Minnesota | ||
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FIPS code 27-29978[1] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0664512[2] |
Home Brook Township is a township in
History
Home Brook Township took its name from a post office once located there.[4] A post office called Homebrook was in operation from 1902 until 1913.[5]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km2), of which 36.0 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.61%) is water.
Lakes
- Goose Lake (southwest edge)
- Hardy Lake (vast majority)
- Moose Lake
Adjacent townships
- Maple Township (north)
- Loon Lake Township (northeast)
- Fairview Township (south)
- May Township (southwest)
- Meadow Brook Township (west)
- Moose Lake Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Demographics
As of the
There were 72 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 135.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $40,208. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,250 for females. The
References
- United States National Atlas
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 89.
- ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 12, 2015.