Pine River Township, Cass County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 46°45′17″N 94°27′58″W / 46.75472°N 94.46611°W / 46.75472; -94.46611
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Pine River Township, Minnesota
FIPS code
27-51298[1]
GNIS feature ID0665311[2]

Pine River Township is a township in

Pine River.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km2), of which 34.8 square miles (90.3 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2) (3.11%) is water.

The west edge of the city of Pine River is located within Pine River Township geographically but is a separate entity.

Unincorporated communities

Major highways

Lakes

  • Boot Lake
  • Bowen Lake (south edge)
  • Cow Lake
  • Dick Lake
  • Eagle Lake
  • Horse Lake
  • Minnow Lake
  • Norway Lake (west edge)
  • Pig Lake
  • Pine Mountain Lake (southeast edge)
  • Rabbit Lake
  • Sand Lake
  • Tamarack Lake

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Pine River Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 394 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.6% 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 2.69 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,212, and the median income for a family was $45,455. Males had a median income of $29,135 versus $22,125 for females. The

poverty line
, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 10.2% 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. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 91.