Kragnes Township is a township in

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, United States. The population was 319 at the 2000 census.

History

Kragnes Township was organized on January 27, 1880 at the home of A. O. Kragnes, for whom it was named. Mr. Kragnes was a Norwegian immigrant and the first permanent settler in the township, in 1875. The first officers of the township board were Kittil T. Eiken, Supervisor and Chairman of the Board; Aanund O. Kragnes, Supervisor; Aadne H. Breiland, Supervisor; John O. Juve, Clerk; Mikel Larson, Treasurer (replaced soon after by Mikel Rifshel). The first secondary officers (non-board positions) of the township were Charles A. Brendemuhl, Sr., Assessor; Nils Nordness and G. T. Eiken, Justices of the Peace; H. Jacob Wentzell, Torstein O. Rice, and Peder M. Tufton, Constables.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 319 people, 114 households, and 97 families residing in the township. The

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was 8.4 people per square mile (3.2/km²). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 3.2/sq mi (1.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.18%

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, 0.31%

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, 0.94%

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, 1.25% from

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, and 0.31% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.51% of the population. There were 114 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.8% were

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living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.00. In the township the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $53,571, and the median income for a family was $54,286. Males had a median income of $41,786 versus $23,750 for females. The

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for the township was $21,006. About 4.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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