Elbow Lake is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...

and Clearwater counties in

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, United States. Its population was 95 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 104 people, 36 households, and 24 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 62 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 25.00%

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, 72.12% Native American, and 2.88% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population. There were 36 households, out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were

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living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.44. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $17,708, and the median income for a family was $18,393. Males had a median income of $20,625 versus $16,042 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,713. There were 27.0% of families and 24.2% of the population living below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...

, including 26.4% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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{{authority control Census-designated places in Becker County, Minnesota Census-designated places in Clearwater County, Minnesota Census-designated places in Minnesota

Geography

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