Home Brook Township is a township in
Cass County,
Minnesota
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, United States. The population was 191 as of the
2000 census.
History
Home Brook Township took its name from a post office once located there. A post office called Homebrook was in operation from 1902 until 1913.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.61%) is water.
Lakes
* Goose Lake (southwest edge)
* Hardy Lake (vast majority)
* Moose Lake
Adjacent townships
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Maple Township (north)
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Loon Lake Township (northeast)
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Fairview Township (south)
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May Township (southwest)
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Meadow Brook Township (west)
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Moose Lake Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 191 people, 72 households, and 50 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 84 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.91%
White
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, 0.52%
Native American, 1.05%
Asian
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, and 0.52% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.57% of the population.
There were 72 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were
married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 135.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $40,208. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,250 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $16,303. About 8.2% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 14.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 45.2% of those 65 or over.
References
United States National AtlasUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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Townships in Cass County, Minnesota
Brainerd, Minnesota micropolitan area
Townships in Minnesota