Beatty Township is a township in Saint Louis County,

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, United States. Beatty Township bears the name of a family of pioneer settlers. The population was 372 at the 2010 census. Saint Louis County Road 24 (Vermilion Drive) serves as a main route in the township. The unincorporated community of Wakemup is located within Beatty Township.

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is nearby. Beatty Township is located along part of

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of ; is land and , or 18.41%, is water. Black Bay and Wakemup Bay of Lake Vermilion are located within Beatty Township. The

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flows through the northern part of the township near Elbow Lake. Hoodoo Creek, Black Creek, and North Creek all flow through the central portion of the township. Flint Creek flows through the southern portion of Beatty Township. A majority of the township is located within the

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Adjacent townships and communities

The following are adjacent to Beatty Township: * Owens Township (south) * Field Township (southwest and west) * Gheen Unorganized Territory (west) * The unincorporated community of Gheen (west) * The unincorporated community of Gheen Corner (west) * Leiding Township (west and northwest) * Portage Township (north and northeast) * The unincorporated community of Buyck (northeast) * The unincorporated community of Vermilion Dam (east) * Northeast Saint Louis Unorganized Territory (east) The city of

is nearby to the south, but does not border the township. The city of Orr is nearby to the northwest, but does not border the township.

Unincorporated communities

* Wakemup

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 434 people, 198 households, and 149 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 681 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.93%

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, 0.23% Native American, 0.92% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population. There were 198 households, out of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.7% were

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living together, 2.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.53. In the township the population was spread out, with 15.9% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 40.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $43,542, and the median income for a family was $57,813. Males had a median income of $42,500 versus $26,786 for females. The

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for the township was $23,118. About 3.8% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the

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, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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