Nebish Township is a township in Beltrami County,

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, United States. The population was 318 as of the 2000 census. Nebish is derived from the

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word meaning "tea".

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km), of which 34.3 square miles (88.8 km) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km) (4.46%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Lakes

* Anderson Lake * Bass Lake * Dark Lake * George Lake (northeast three-quarters) * Hagali Lake (west edge) * Jacks Lake * Little Rice Lake * Long Slough Lake (northwest half) * Markus Lake * Nebish Lake * Polly Wog Lake * Rice Lake * Silver Lake * Smyth Lake * White Fish Lake (west half)

Adjacent townships

* Hagali Township (east) * O'Brien Township (east) * Durand Township (south) * Alaska Township (west) * Maple Ridge Township (west)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 318 people, 110 households, and 88 families residing in the township. The

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was 9.3 people per square mile (3.6/km). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 3.7/sq mi (1.4/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.43%

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, 0.31% Native American, and 1.26% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population. There were 110 households, out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were

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living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% 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 3.17. In the township the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $39,500. Males had a median income of $37,045 versus $19,375 for females. The

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for the township was $13,204. About 12.8% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the

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, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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