Hubbard Township is a township in Hubbard County,

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, United States. The population was 786 at the 2000 census. The township is named for Lucius Frederick Hubbard,

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Governor of Minnesota.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (8.94%) is water. The

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, and

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rivers flow in the western part of the township. The unincorporated community of Hubbard is near the confluence of the Shell and Fish Hook rivers.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 786 people, 311 households, and 235 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 744 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.73%

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, 0.76%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.25% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population. There were 311 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were

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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.95. In the township the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $33,679, and the median income for a family was $36,442. Males had a median income of $28,194 versus $22,031 for females. The

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for the township was $20,979. About 6.3% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the

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, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

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Geography

Demographics

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