Woodrow Township is a township in

Beltrami County Beltrami County ( ) is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,228. Its county seat is Bemidji. The county's name comes from Italian adventurer Giacomo Beltrami from Bergamo, ...

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, United States. The population was 74 as of the 2000 census.

History

Woodrow Township was named for

Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of ...

, 28th President of the United States.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.1 km), all land.

Adjacent townships

* Shotley Township (north) * Kelliher Township (east) * Shooks Township (southeast) * Cormant Township (south) * Quiring Township (southwest) * Battle Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Foy Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 74 people, 30 households, and 18 families residing in the township. The

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was 2.1 people per square mile (0.8/km). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 1.4/sq mi (0.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.65%

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and 1.35% Native American. There were 30 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.16. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 37.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $15,250, and the median income for a family was $17,083. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $11,250 for females. The

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for the township was $8,540. There were 52.4% of families and 59.5% of the population living below the

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, including 96.3% of under eighteens and 30.8% of those over 64.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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