La Garde Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota

La Garde Township, Minnesota
Township
La Garde Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°16′14″N95°43′49″W / 47.27056°N 95.73028°W / 47.27056; -95.73028
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Mahnomen
Area
• Total	35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Land	33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2)
• Water	2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
Elevation	1,476 ft (450 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	158
• Density	4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	27-33956 [1]
GNIS feature ID	0664656 [2]

La Garde Township is a township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. It contains the census-designated places of Midway and The Ranch. The township was named for Moses Lagarde, an early settler. ^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (93 km²), of which 33.6 square miles (87 km²) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) (6.17%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, 158 people, 55 housing units and 41 families. ^[4]

There were 41 households, of which 53.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together. 22% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.44 and the average family size was 3.81. ^{[4] [5]}

The population density was 4.1 per square mile (1.6/km²). There were 55 housing units at an average density of 1.5 per square mile (0.58/km²). The racial make-up of the township was 5% Hispanic/Latino, 50% White, 25% Native American and 17.7% from two or more races. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

33.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 15 to 44,66.4% from 18 years of age or older. The median age was 31.3 years. For every 100 females there were 190.2 males. There are 116 males and 61 females. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

The median household income was $43,750 and the mean income was $64,607. ^{[4] [7]}

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 31 January 2008.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 323 – via Google Books.
4. "Explore Census Data - La Garde township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota". data.census.gov. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
5. "La Garde township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota". data.census.gov. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
6. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
7. "La Garde township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota". data.census.gov. Retrieved 15 May 2024.