Glen Township is a township in
Aitkin County
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,
Minnesota
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, United States. The population was 450 as of the
2010 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.59%, is water.
Located within and adjacent to Glen Township is an unincorporated community and business district, named
Glen
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, with a restaurant, bar, garage, corner store and laundry.
Major highway
*
Minnesota State Highway 47
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Lakes
* Clear Lake
* Dam Lake (southwest quarter)
* Johnson Lake
* Lily Lake
* Long Lake
* Rabbit Lake
* Spring Lake
* Sugar Lake (north quarter)
* Swamp Lake
* Thirty-One Lake (vast majority)
* Turtle Lake (east quarter)
Adjacent townships
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Kimberly Township (north)
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Lee Township (east)
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Malmo Township (south)
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Wealthwood Township (southwest)
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Nordland Township (west)
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Spencer Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains the following cemeteries: Rabbit Lake and Saron.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 442 people, 207 households, and 145 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 563 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.32%
White
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, 0.23%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.23% from
other races
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, and 0.23% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 207 households, out of which 14.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were
married couples
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living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% 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 2.51.
In the township the population was spread out, with 15.8% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 34.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $24,545 versus $21,250 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $21,908. About 3.7% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
References
United States National AtlasUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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Townships in Aitkin County, Minnesota
Townships in Minnesota