Detroit Township is a township in

Becker County Becker County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,183. Its county seat is Detroit Lakes. Part of the White Earth Indian Reservation extends into the county. The county was created in 18 ...

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, United States. The population was 2,033 as of the 2010 census.

History

Detroit Township was organized in 1871.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 16.33%, is water. The north half of the city of

Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes is a city in the State of Minnesota and the county seat of Becker County. The population was 9,869 at the 2020 census. Its unofficial population during summer months is much higher, estimated by citizens to peak at 13,000 midsumm ...

is within this township geographically but Detroit Lakes is a separate entity.

Major highways

U.S. Route 10 U.S. Route 10 or U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) is an east–west United States highway located in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the United States. Unlike most U.S. routes with "0" as the last digit of its route number, US 10 ...

U.S. Route 59 U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south United States highway (though it was signed east–west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, US 59 is now a border-to-border route, part of the NAFTA Corridor Highway Sy ...

Minnesota State Highway 34 Minnesota State Highway 34 (MN 34) is a highway in west-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 9 (near Interstate 94/US Highway 52) in Barnesville and continues east to its eastern terminus ...

Lakes

* Brandy Lake * Floyd Lake * Kennedy Lake * Leitheiser Lake * Little Floyd Lake * Long Lake (vast majority) * Mud Lake * Mud Lake (north three-quarters) * Oak Lake * Oar Lake * Rice Lake * Rice Lake (vast majority) * St Clair Lake (north quarter) * Strunk Lake * Tamarack Lake * Wheeler Lake * Wine Lake

Adjacent townships

* Richwood Township (north) * Holmesville Township (northeast) * Erie Township (east) * Burlington Township (southeast) * Lake View Township (south) * Lake Eunice Township (southwest) * Audubon Township (west) * Hamden Township (northwest)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,359 people, 899 households, and 692 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,186 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 92.92%

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, 0.08%

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, 3.69%

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, 0.64%

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, 0.34% from

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, and 2.33% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.72% of the population. There were 899 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.00. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,644, and the median income for a family was $50,326. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $21,364 for females. The

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for the township was $20,529. About 3.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the

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, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

External links

* {{authority control Townships in Becker County, Minnesota Townships in Minnesota