Deerfield Township, Cass County, Minnesota

Deerfield Township, Minnesota
Township
Deerfield Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota Show map of Minnesota Deerfield Township, Minnesota Deerfield Township, Minnesota (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 46°50′1″N94°33′49″W / 46.83361°N 94.56361°W / 46.83361; -94.56361
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Cass
Area
• Total	35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2)
• Land	32.4 sq mi (83.9 km2)
• Water	3.5 sq mi (9.2 km2)
Elevation	1,483 ft (452 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	154
• Density	4.8/sq mi (1.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	27-15220 [1]
GNIS feature ID	0663943 [2]

Deerfield Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 154 as of the 2000 census. ^[3] Deerfield Township was named for the large population of deer within its borders. ^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²), of which 32.4 square miles (84 km²) is land and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) (9.86%) is water.

Lakes

• Cranberry Lake
• Deer Lake
• Duffy Lake
• First Perch Lake
• First Trestle Lake
• Goose Lake
• Haynes Lake
• Lee Lake
• Long Lake
• North Haynes Lake
• Ox Camp Lake
• Perch Lake
• Pine Mountain Lake (west half)
• Second Perch Lake
• Second Trestle Lake
• Sleepy Island Lake
• Third Perch Lake

Adjacent townships

• Hiram Township (north)
• Birch Lake Township (northeast)
• Powers Township (east)
• Pine River Township (southeast)
• Bull Moose Township (south)
• McKinley Township (southwest)
• Badoura Township, Hubbard County (west)
• White Oak Township, Hubbard County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 154 people, 53 households, and 41 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.8 inhabitants per square mile (1.9/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 3.6 per square mile (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.35% White and 0.65% Asian.

There were 53 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.4% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the township the population was spread out, with 33.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,944, and the median income for a family was $32,361. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,681. About 4.3% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.3% of those 65 or over.

References

• United States National Atlas
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

1. "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.
4. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  89.