Cormant Township is a township in

Beltrami County, Minnesota 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, ...

, United States. The population was 207 as of the 2000 census. Cormant Township was named after the

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Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Unincorporated towns

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at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Major highways

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Adjacent townships

* Woodrow Township (north) * Kelliher Township (northeast) * Shooks Township (east) * Hornet Township (southeast) * Langor Township (south) * O'Brien Township (southwest) * Quiring Township (west) * Battle Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Capernaum, Cormant Township, and Pine Ridge.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 207 people, 72 households, and 55 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 101 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.03%

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and 0.97% Native American. There were 72 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were

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living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.33. In the township the population was spread out, with 34.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $29,500. Males had a median income of $17,321 versus $27,917 for females. The

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for the township was $10,537. About 24.2% of families and 29.0% of the population were below the

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, including 36.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.0% of those 65 or over.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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