Louisville Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota
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Louisville Township is a township in Red Lake County, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.
, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.4 km²), of which, 36.0 square miles (93.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.
of 2000, there were 192 people, 75 households, and 51 families residing in the township. The population density
was 5.3 people per square mile (2.1/km²). There were 79 housing units at an average density of 2.2/sq mi (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 75 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples
living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,071, and the median income for a family was $42,188. Males had a median income of $31,750 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $16,805. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were living below the poverty line.
in the 1870s. It was organized in 1879 and named after an early settler, Louis Huot, whose last name also was affixed to a small settlement within the township known as Huot
. A large percentage of the township population was French or French-Canadian. The primary economic activity has always been agriculture. The townsite of Dorothy
and St. Dorothy's Church as well as the Old Crossing Treaty State Park at Huot are the only non-agricultural features of the township.
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. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.4 km²), of which, 36.0 square miles (93.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 192 people, 75 households, and 51 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 5.3 people per square mile (2.1/km²). There were 79 housing units at an average density of 2.2/sq mi (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 75 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,071, and the median income for a family was $42,188. Males had a median income of $31,750 versus $18,750 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 township was $16,805. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were living below the poverty line.
History
Louisville Township was settled as part of a colony of immigrants from Quebec introduced by promoter Pierre BottineauPierre Bottineau
Pierre Bottineau was a Minnesota Frontiersman.Known as the "Kit Carson of the Northwest", he was an integral part of the history and development of Minnesota and North Dakota. He was an accomplished surveyor and his many settlement parties founded cities all over Minnesota and North Dakota...
in the 1870s. It was organized in 1879 and named after an early settler, Louis Huot, whose last name also was affixed to a small settlement within the township known as Huot
Huot, Minnesota
Huot is an unincorporated community in Louisville Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The name of the village evokes the French-Canadian and Métis history of the Red River Trails and the Pembina settlements of Assiniboia.-History:...
. A large percentage of the township population was French or French-Canadian. The primary economic activity has always been agriculture. The townsite of Dorothy
Dorothy, Minnesota
Dorothy was a small town in Section 5, Louisville Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota, now a virtual ghost town. Dorothy initially was established as a railroad station in 1916-17 after the Northern Pacific Railway extended its line from Tilden Junction to Winnipeg and built a spur through Red...
and St. Dorothy's Church as well as the Old Crossing Treaty State Park at Huot are the only non-agricultural features of the township.