Wilson Township, Cass County, Minnesota

Coordinates: 46°41′25″N 94°22′41″W / 46.69028°N 94.37806°W / 46.69028; -94.37806
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Wilson Township, Minnesota
FIPS code
27-70654[1]
GNIS feature ID0666008[2]

Wilson Township is a township in

2000 census.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.9 square miles (46.3 km2), of which 17.7 square miles (45.9 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) (0.67%) is water.

The south quarter of the city of Pine River is located within Wilson Township geographically but is a separate entity.

Major highway

Lakes

  • Jokela Lake
  • Rice Lake

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Pine Ridge Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 208 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $30,833, and the median income for a family was $38,929. Males had a median income of $21,979 versus $16,806 for females. The

poverty line
, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 17.5% 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.