Eckles Township is a township in Beltrami County,

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, United States. The population was 1,516 as of the 2010 census.

History

Eckles Township was named for an early landowner and railroad promoter.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.54%, is water. The city of Wilton and the west edge of the city of

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are within this township geographically but are separate entities.

Unincorporated towns

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

Major highways

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Minnesota State Highway 89 Minnesota State Highway 89 (MN 89) is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 at Eckles Township, just north of Wilton (near Bemidji) and continues north to its northern terminus at the Can ...

Minnesota State Highway 197 Minnesota State Highway 197 (MN 197) is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its first interchange with U.S. Highways 2 and 71 on the southeast edge of Bemidji and continues north and then west to its second interchange with ...

Lakes

* Grant Lake * Grass Lake (northwest half) * Harley Lake * Meadow Lake

Adjacent townships

* Liberty Township (north) * Turtle Lake Township (northeast) * Northern Township (east) * Grant Valley Township (south) * Jones Township (southwest) * Lammers Township (west) * Buzzle Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Eckles Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,033 people, 368 households, and 274 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 379 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 84.61%

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, 0.10%

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, 10.94% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 4.16% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population. There were 368 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were

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living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.15. In the township the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $29,000, and the median income for a family was $36,094. Males had a median income of $28,182 versus $22,404 for females. The

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for the township was $13,462. About 14.0% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the

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, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

External links

Eckles Township official website
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