Bear Head Lake, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Bear Head Lake is an unorganized territory
in St. Louis County
, Minnesota
, United States
. At the 2000 census the population was 5, Bear Head Lake being one of only 8 places in the United States with this population.
, the unorganized territory has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.8 km²), of which, 33.1 square miles (85.8 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it is water
. The total area is 6.55% water.
of 2000, there were 5 people, 2 households, and 2 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density
was 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km²). There were eight housing units (of which six were unoccupied) for an average density of 0.2/sq mi (0.1/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 100.00% White.
There are 2 households in the territory, each being a married couple aged between 45 and 64. One of the two households has an 18- to 24-year-old male living with them.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $18,750, and the per capita income
for the unorganized territory was $9,225. No one in the territory is below the poverty line.
Unorganized territory
An unorganized territory is a region of land without a "normally" constituted system of government. This does not mean that the territory has no government at all or that it is unclaimed territory...
in St. Louis County
St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the second largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River; in land area alone, after Aroostook...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. At the 2000 census the population was 5, Bear Head Lake being one of only 8 places in the United States with this population.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the unorganized territory has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.8 km²), of which, 33.1 square miles (85.8 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it is water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
. The total area is 6.55% water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 5 people, 2 households, and 2 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km²). There were eight housing units (of which six were unoccupied) for an average density of 0.2/sq mi (0.1/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 100.00% White.
There are 2 households in the territory, each being a married couple aged between 45 and 64. One of the two households has an 18- to 24-year-old male living with them.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $18,750, and the per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the unorganized territory was $9,225. No one in the territory is below the poverty line.