Height of Land Township is a township in Becker County,

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, United States. The population was 639 as of the 2000 census.

History

Height of Land Township was organized in 1886. The township is the English translation of an

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name for the Height of Land Lake.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (18.84%) is water.

Major highway

* Minnesota State Highway 34

Lakes

* Alvin Lake * Blackbird Lake * Booth Lake * Chippewa Lake (vast majority) * Evans Lake * Flat Lake (south half) * Hanson Lake * Height Of Land Lake * High Lake * Island Lake (west edge) * Johnson Lake * Little Toad Lake * Lake Twentyfive (vast majority) * Mud Lake * N Twin Lake * Pine Lake * Rice Lake * S Twin Lake (vast majority) * Tamarack Lake (east quarter) * Wetteles Lake

Adjacent townships

* Round Lake Township (northeast) * Shell Lake Township (east) * Toad Lake Township (east) * Evergreen Township (southeast) * Silver Leaf Township (south) * Burlington Township (southwest) * Erie Township (west) * Holmesville Township (west) * Sugar Bush Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Church of the Wildwood, Mennonite, Mount Olive, Saint John's Lutheran and Senjen.

Climate

Detroit Lakes 12E is a weather station located near Height of the Land Lake.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 639 people, 244 households, and 186 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 385 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.56%

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, 1.56% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 244 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were

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living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.98. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $36,154, and the median income for a family was $39,500. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $20,952 for females. The

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for the township was $16,973. About 6.9% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the

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, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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