Summit Township is a township in Beltrami County,

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, United States. The population was 259 as of the 2000 census. Summit Township was named due to its lofty elevation.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.1 km), of which 35.0 square miles (90.6 km) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km) (0.54%) is water. The east half of the city of Blackduck is within this township geographically but is a separate entity.

Major highways

U.S. Route 71 U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Intersta ...

Minnesota State Highway 72 Minnesota State Highway 72 (MN 72) is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. 71 in Blackduck and continues north to its northern terminus at the Canada–US border in Baudette. The road co ...

Lakes

* Christianson Lake * Fields Lake * Gilstad Lake (northeast quarter)

Adjacent townships

* Hornet Township (north) * Nore Township, Itasca County (northeast) * Moose Park Township, Itasca County (east) * Birch Township (south) * Taylor Township (southwest) * Hines Township (west) * Langor Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Summit Township Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 259 people, 98 households, and 77 families residing in the township. The

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was 7.4 people per square mile (2.9/km). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 3.1/sq mi (1.2/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.46%

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, 0.39% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population. There were 98 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.5% were

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living together, 1.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.90. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $32,292 versus $24,063 for females. The

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for the township was $18,208. None of the families and 5.3% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 30.3% of those over 64.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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