Leaf River Township is a township in
Wadena County,
Minnesota
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, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census.
Leaf River Township was named after the
Leaf River.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 515 people, 174 households, and 135 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 196 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.37%
White
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, 2.14%
African American
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, 1.75%
Native American, 0.58%
Asian
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, 0.19%
Pacific Islander
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, and 0.97% from two or more races.
There were 174 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were
married couples living together, 0.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 33.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 138.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $46,750. Males had a median income of $32,411 versus $20,795 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $14,681. About 6.5% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Wadena County, Minnesota
Townships in Minnesota