Leech Lake Township is a township in Cass County,

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, United States. The population was 384 at the 2000 census. This township took its name from

Leech Lake Leech Lake (translated from the Ojibwe language ''Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag'': Lake abundant with bloodsuckers) is a lake located in north central Minnesota, United States. It is southeast of Bemidji, Minnesota, Bemidji, located mainly within the L ...

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (34.26%) is water.

Climate

Leech Lake has a

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(

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''Dfb''), bordering on a dry-winter humid continental climate (

''Dwb''). Leech Lake previously held the record for the lowest temperature recorded in Minnesota, at −59 °F (−51 °C) on 9 February 1899, until it was broken in Tower with a new record of −60 °F (−51.1 °C).

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 384 people, 155 households, and 119 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 285 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 77.60%

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, 21.35% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population. There were 155 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were

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living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.74. In the township the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 35.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $42,083. Males had a median income of $40,469 versus $18,375 for females. The

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for the township was $17,112. About 13.3% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the

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, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Townships in Cass County, Minnesota Brainerd, Minnesota micropolitan area Leech Lake Townships in Minnesota