Country United States County Aitkin FIPS code 27-03358 Elevation 388 m Population 278 (2010) | Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0663498 Local time Tuesday 5:57 PM | |
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Weather 0°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 83% Humidity Area 91.17 km² (87.8 km² Land / 3.367 km² Water) |
Ball Bluff Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 278 as of the 2010 census.
Contents
- Map of Ball Bluff Township MN USA
- History
- Geography
- Major highways
- Lakes
- Adjacent townships
- Cemeteries
- Demographics
- References
Map of Ball Bluff Township, MN, USA
History
Ball Bluff is a corruption of Bald Bluff, a local treeless geological feature.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91.2 km2), of which 87.9 square kilometres (33.9 sq mi) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), or 3.62%, is water.
Major highways
Lakes
Adjacent townships
Cemeteries
The township contains Ball Bluff Cemetery.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 300 people, 121 households, and 86 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.9 people per square mile (3.4/km²). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 6.1/sq mi (2.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.67% White, 0.67% Native American, and 0.67% from two or more races.
There were 121 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% 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 2.92.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $21,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,602. About 19.6% of families and 28.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.5% of those sixty five or over.