Moose Lake Township, Carlton County, Minnesota

Moose Lake Township, Minnesota
Township
Moose Lake Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota Show map of Minnesota Moose Lake Township, Minnesota Moose Lake Township, Minnesota (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 46°26′50″N92°44′37″W / 46.44722°N 92.74361°W / 46.44722; -92.74361 Coordinates: 46°26′50″N92°44′37″W / 46.44722°N 92.74361°W / 46.44722; -92.74361
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Carlton
Area
• Total	33.5 sq mi (86.8 km2)
• Land	32.7 sq mi (84.7 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation	1,066 ft (325 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	956
• Density	29.2/sq mi (11.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55767
Area code	218
FIPS code	27-43972 [1]
GNIS feature ID	0665025 [2]

Moose Lake Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 956 as of the 2000 census. ^[3] Moose Lake Township was named from Moose Lake and Moose Head Lake. ^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.5 square miles (86.8 km²), of which 32.7 square miles (84.7 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (2.42%) is water.

The city of Moose Lake is located entirely within Moose Lake Township geographically but is a separate entity.

Major highways

• Interstate 35
• Minnesota State Highway 27
• Minnesota State Highway 73

Lakes

• Coffee Lake
• Cranberry Lake (southeast three-quarters)
• Echo Lake
• Moose Head Lake (east edge)
• Moose Lake
• Sand Lake
• Spring Lake

Adjacent townships

• Skelton Township (north)
• Barnum Township (northeast)
• Nickerson Township, Pine County (east)
• Kerrick Township, Pine County (southeast)
• Sturgeon Lake Township, Pine County (southwest)
• Windemere Township, Pine County (southwest)
• Silver Township (west)
• Kalevala Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Riverside Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 956 people, 366 households, and 284 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.2 inhabitants per square mile (11.3/km²). There were 450 housing units at an average density of 13.8/sq mi (5.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.64% White, 0.42% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population. 22.7% were of German, 17.4% Swedish, 13.3% Norwegian, 10.9% Finnish, 7.3% Polish, 5.8% American and 5.0% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 366 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,946, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $32,452 versus $26,389 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,505. About 3.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

Notes

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved 2009-01-02.
4. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  75.

Sources

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