Brook Lake is an
unorganized territory Unorganized territory may refer to:
* An unincorporated area in any number of countries
* One of the current or former territories of the United States that has not had a government "organized" with an "organic act" by the U.S. Congress
* Unorganize ...
in
Beltrami County
Beltrami County ( ) is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,228. Its county seat is Bemidji. The county's name comes from Italian adventurer Giacomo Beltrami from Bergamo, ...
,
Minnesota, United States. The population was 200 at the 2000 census.
Brook Lake was named from a lake into which flows a brook.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.0 km
2), of which 25.3 square miles (65.6 km
2) is land and 11.0 square miles (28.4 km
2) (30.26%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 200 people, 79 households, and 45 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was . There were 180 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 56.50%
White, 43.00%
Native American, 0.50% from
other races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 3.50% of the population.
There were 79 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were
married couples
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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.39.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $21,094, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $53,750 versus $25,208 for females. The
per capita income for the unorganized territory was $14,440. About 7.5% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including none of those under the age of 18 and 14.3% of those 65 or over.
References
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Populated places in Beltrami County, Minnesota
Unorganized territories in Minnesota