Athens Township is a township in
Isanti County, Minnesota
Isanti County ( ) is a county in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,135. Its county seat is Cambridge.
History
The county was formed on February 13, 1857. Its name came from the I ...
. The population was 2,322 in the 2000 census.
The township was named directly or indirectly after
Athens, the capital of Greece.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.23%) is water.
The
Cedar Creek Long-Term Ecological Research Site (LTER), an
ecosystem ecology and biodiversity research area owned and operated by the
University of Minnesota, lies partially within the boundaries of Athens township (the rest is in nearby
Anoka County
Anoka County ( ) is the fourth-most-populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 363,887. The county seat and namesake of the county is the city of Anoka, which is derived from the Dakota word ''an ...
). Although a scarce nine square miles in area, Cedar Creek LTER sits at the confluence of three major North American biomes (
Boreal Forest,
Deciduous Forest, and
Prairie), and as such is regarded as an ecologists "dream laboratory." In fact, it was through his extensive studies at the township's Cedar Bog Lake that the seminal ecology researcher
Raymond Lindeman first laid the groundwork for what was to become the modern science of
ecosystem ecology
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,322 people, 779 households, and 627 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 804 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.06%
White, 0.30%
African American, 0.52%
Native American, 0.22%
Asian
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, 0.17% from
other races, and 0.73% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
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* The people or cultures of Latin America;
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of any race were 0.69% of the population.
There were 779 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were
married couples
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living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $53,807, and the median income for a family was $60,650. Males had a median income of $40,744 versus $24,038 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $22,005. About 3.0% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Townships in Isanti County, Minnesota
Townships in Minnesota