Gail Lake Township is a township in

Crow Wing County Crow Wing County is a County (United States), county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 66,123. Its county seat is Brainerd, Minnesota, Brainerd. The coun ...

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, United States. The population was 92 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (7.74%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 92 people, 43 households, and 27 families residing in the township. The

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was 5.5 people per square mile (2.1/km²). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 5.3/sq mi (2.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.83%

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and 2.17%

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. There were 43 households, out of which 18.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were

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living together, and 34.9% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.68. In the township the population was spread out, with 15.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the township was $15,721. There were 7.4% of families and 7.6% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 15.4% of those over 64.

References

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