Morse Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Morse Township is a township in St. Louis County
, Minnesota
, United States
. The population was 1,213 at the 2010 census.
Minnesota Highway 1
and Minnesota Highway 169
are two of the main arterial routes in the township.
, the township has a total area of 138.1 square miles (357.7 km²), of which 115.6 square miles (299.4 km²) is land and 22.5 square miles (58.3 km²), or 16.29%, is water.
of 2000, there were 1,229 people, 543 households, and 363 families residing in the township. The population density
was 10.6 people per square mile (4.1/km²). There were 1,117 housing units at an average density of 9.7/sq mi (3.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.23% White, 0.08% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.24% from other races
, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There were 543 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples
living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the township the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,944, and the median income for a family was $50,417. Males had a median income of $39,896 versus $29,688 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $21,503. About 3.4% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
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 1,213 at the 2010 census.
Minnesota Highway 1
Minnesota State Highway 1
Minnesota State Highway 1 is a highway in northwest and northeast Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 54 at the North Dakota state line and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with Minnesota Highway 61 at the unincorporated town of Illgen City in Beaver Bay...
and Minnesota Highway 169
Minnesota State Highway 169
Minnesota State Highway 169 is a highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with U.S. Highway 53 in Wuori Township and continues northeast to its northern terminus at the intersection of Lake County Road 18 and Power Dam Road in Fall Lake Township...
are two of the main arterial routes in the township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 138.1 square miles (357.7 km²), of which 115.6 square miles (299.4 km²) is land and 22.5 square miles (58.3 km²), or 16.29%, is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,229 people, 543 households, and 363 families residing in the township. 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 10.6 people per square mile (4.1/km²). There were 1,117 housing units at an average density of 9.7/sq mi (3.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.23% White, 0.08% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.24% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There were 543 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% 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, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the township the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,944, and the median income for a family was $50,417. Males had a median income of $39,896 versus $29,688 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 $21,503. About 3.4% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.