Quiring Township is a township in Beltrami County,

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, United States. The population was 85 as of the 2000 census.United States Census Bureau U.S. Census website - Quiring Township total populationArchived copy
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(January 17, 2010).

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 23.9 square miles (62.0 km²), of which 23.9 square miles (61.9 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) (0.08%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Major highways

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Adjacent townships

* Battle Township (north) * Woodrow Township (northeast) * Cormant Township (east) * Langor Township (southeast) * O'Brien Township (south)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Caldwell and Quiring Township.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 85 people, 34 households, and 24 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 42 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 83.53%

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, 7.06%

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, 2.35% Native American, and 7.06% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population. There were 34 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were

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living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $19,167, and the median income for a family was $25,250. Males had a median income of $13,750 versus $14,167 for females. The

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for the township was $9,218. There were 8.7% of families and 18.3% of the population living below the

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, including 16.7% of under eighteens and 8.7% of those over 64.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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