Summit Township is a township in
Steele County,
Minnesota
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, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census.
Summit Township was organized in 1858, and named for a relatively high point of elevation atop a
drainage divide
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.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.1 km), of which 35.9 square miles (93.0 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.08%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 515 people, 175 households, and 145 families residing in the township. The
population density
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was 14.3 people per square mile (5.5/km). There were 180 housing units at an average density of 5.0/sq mi (1.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.61%
White
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, 0.19%
Asian
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, and 0.19% from two or more races.
There were 175 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were
married couples
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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,958, and the median income for a family was $39,896. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $23,375 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $14,977. About 8.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Steele County, Minnesota
Townships in Minnesota