Skane Township is a

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Kittson County, Minnesota Kittson County is a county in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Minnesota along the Canada–US border, south of the Canadian province of Manitoba. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,207. Its county seat is Hallock. Hist ...

, United States. The population as of 2022 is 73. Skane Township was organized in 1887, and named after

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Geography

According to

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, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles, all but 0.056 square mile land.Population of Skane, Minnesota
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Demographics

As of 2022, 73 people were living in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 98.5%

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and 1.5% Black or African American. In 2000, there were 22 households, out of which 54.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.7% were

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living together, and 22.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.53. The 2000 population was spread out, with 33.8% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 3.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 138.9 males. The median income for a household in the township in 2000 was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $58,125. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the township was $22,098. There were no families and 4.3% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. As of 2015, over 90% of the inhabitants are religious

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. The nearly 60%

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community is particularly large. The second largest community is the

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community at 11% of the population. There are no reported

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s, or followers of

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currently living in the township.Religion of Skane Township, Minnesota
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References

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