Holst Township is a township in Clearwater County,

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, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census.

History

Holst Township was originally called Silver Creek Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1899. The present name honors H. J. Hoist, who from 1904 to 1908 was the county sheriff.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.35%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 316 people, 130 households and 92 families residing in the township. The

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was 9.0 per square mile (3.5/km). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 4.3/sq mi (1.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.37%

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and 0.63% Native American. There were 130 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.90. 24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.4 males. The

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was $35,313 and the median family income was $41,125. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $19,643 for females. The

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for the township was $17,427. About 2.5% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Townships in Clearwater County, Minnesota Townships in Minnesota