Duluth Township is a township in Saint Louis County,

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, United States. The population was 1,941 at the 2010 census. The township is located on the North Shore of

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(County Road 61), the Minnesota 61 Expressway (MN 61), and Homestead Road (County Road 42) are three of the main routes in the township. McQuade Road runs north–south along Duluth Township's western boundary line with adjacent Lakewood and Normanna Townships. The unincorporated communities of French River, Palmers, and Clover Valley are located within Duluth Township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of ; is land and , or 10.34%, is water. The French River flows through the southwest part of Duluth Township. The Little Knife River, the

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, and the Little Sucker River, also flow through the township. Creeks that flow through the township include Big Sucker, Schmidt, and Stanley. The

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briefly enters the southwest corner of Duluth Township and flows into Lake Superior.

Adjacent townships, cities, and communities

The following are adjacent to Duluth Township : * Lakewood Township (west) * Normanna Township (west) * North Star Township (northwest) * Alden Township (north) * The city of

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(southwest) * The neighborhood of North Shore (southwest) * Lake No. 2 Unorganized Territory of Lake County (east) * The unincorporated community of

(east)

Unincorporated communities

* French River * Palmers * Clover Valley

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,723 people, 669 households, and 479 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 714 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.26%

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, 0.35%

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, 0.52% Native American, 0.12% from

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, and 0.75% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.46% of the population. 19.3% were of

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, 14.6%

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, 14.1%

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, 13.5%

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, 7.0% United States or American and 6.3%

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ancestry according to

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. There were 669 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $46,118, and the median income for a family was $57,292. Males had a median income of $42,381 versus $27,891 for females. The

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for the township was $23,116. About 1.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the

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, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Duluth Township official website
{{authority control Townships in St. Louis County, Minnesota Townships in Minnesota