Fredenberg Township is a township in Saint Louis County,

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, United States. The population was 1,337 at the 2010 census. Lavaque Road (County Road 48) serves as a main route in the township. Other routes include Fish Lake Road, Beaver River Road, and Taft Road. Local business establishments include the Eagle's Nest Resort, the Blue Max, and Fredenberg Minno-ette Bait and Tackle.

History

Fredenberg Township was named for Jacob Fredenberg, an early settler.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of ; is land and , or 29.21%, is water. The

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flows through the central portion of Fredenberg Township, and flows from Island Lake. The Beaver River flows through the southwest part of the township. Fish Lake and Island Lake Flowages are both partially located within Fredenberg Township. Both lakes are reservoirs originally designed for

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generation by Minnesota Power and Light.

Adjacent townships and communities

The following are adjacent to Fredenberg Township : * Canosia Township (south) * Gnesen Township (east) * The city of Rice Lake (southeast) * Grand Lake Township (west) * The unincorporated community of Taft (west) * Whiteface Reservoir Unorganized Territory (north) The

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is to the immediate north of Fredenberg Township. *

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,156 people, 439 households, and 352 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 583 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.70%

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, 0.35% Native American, 0.17%

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, 0.17% from

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, and 0.61% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.52% of the population. There were 439 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were

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living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.90. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $67,656. Males had a median income of $42,383 versus $28,611 for females. The

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for the township was $25,536. About 0.8% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the

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, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Fredenberg Township official website
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