Chisago Lake Township is a township in
Chisago County
Chisago County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,621. Its county seat is Center City.
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,
Minnesota
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, United States. The population was 4,656 at the
2010 census,
up from 3,276 in 2000.
History
Chisago Lake Township was organized in 1858. It took its name from nearby
Chisago Lake.
Geography
The township is located in southern Chisago County, between
Lent Township and
Chisago City to the west,
Shafer Township and
Franconia Township to the east,
Sunrise Township and
Amador Township to the north, and the city of
Scandia
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in
Washington County to the south. The cities of
Lindstrom and
Center City are near the center of the township but administratively separate.
U.S. Highway 8 crosses the township, leading east to
St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, and southwest to
Forest Lake.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 17.73%, is water.
There are more than 20 lakes in the township, the largest of which are Sunrise Lake, North and South Center Lakes, North and South Lindstrom Lakes, Kroon Lake, Linn Lake, Chisago Lake, and Green Lake.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,276 people, 1,127 households, and 926 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,269 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.18%
White
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, 0.34%
African American
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, 0.12%
Native American, 0.06%
Asian, 0.03% from
other races
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, and 0.27% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.82% of the population.
There were 1,127 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.8% were
married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $65,858, and the median income for a family was $67,458. Males had a median income of $45,867 versus $29,886 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $23,019. About 1.0% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.
In popular culture
Chisago Lake, then Ki Chi Saga, was the location where the main characters of the epic
Swedish
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novel
''The Emigrants'' settled.
See also
*
Moody Barn
References
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Townships in Chisago County, Minnesota
Townships in Minnesota