Gheen, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Gheen is an unorganized territory
in St. Louis County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 25 at the 2000 census.
Gheen is located within the Kabetogama State Forest
in St. Louis County
.
, the unorganized territory has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.6 km²), of which, 17.7 square miles (45.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (1.72%) is water.
of 2000, there were 25 people, 13 households, and 6 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density
was 1.4 people per square mile (0.5/km²). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 1.5/sq mi (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 96.00% White and 4.00% Native American.
There were 13 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were married couples
living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.57.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 150.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 185.7 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $45,909, and the median income for a family was $45,795. Males had a median income of $26,111 versus $21,477 for females. The per capita income
for the unorganized territory was $20,519. None of the population or the families were 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
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. The population was 25 at the 2000 census.
Gheen is located within the Kabetogama State Forest
Kabetogama State Forest
The Kabetogama State Forest is a state forest located in Koochiching and St. Louis counties, Minnesota. The forest borders the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the east, the Sturgeon River State Forest to the south, the Nett Lake Indian Reservation to the...
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...
.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the unorganized territory has a total area of 18.0 square miles (46.6 km²), of which, 17.7 square miles (45.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (1.72%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 25 people, 13 households, and 6 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density
Population density
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was 1.4 people per square mile (0.5/km²). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 1.5/sq mi (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 96.00% White and 4.00% Native American.
There were 13 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.57.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 150.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 185.7 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $45,909, and the median income for a family was $45,795. Males had a median income of $26,111 versus $21,477 for females. 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 $20,519. None of the population or the families were below the poverty line.