Ten Mile Lake Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°51′25″N 95°54′19″W / 44.85694°N 95.90528°W / 44.85694; -95.90528
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Ten Mile Lake Township, Minnesota
FIPS code
27-64408[1]
GNIS feature ID0665774[2]

Ten Mile Lake Township is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 195 at the 2000 census.

Ten Mile Lake Township was organized in 1878, and named for a former lake which was named for its distance, ten miles (16 km) from a trading post.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92.0 km2), of which 35.2 square miles (91.3 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.7 km2) (0.73%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

Asian
.

There were 67 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $37,500 for females. The

poverty line
, including 9.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 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. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 291.