Country United States County Cass FIPS code 27-06454 Elevation 424 m Local time Saturday 8:10 PM Area code 218 | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0663613 Zip code 56474 Population 88 (2000) | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind SE at 26 km/h, 74% Humidity Area 91.43 km² (88.06 km² Land / 3.367 km² Water) | ||
Blind Lake Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 88 as of the 2000 census.
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Map of Blind Lake Township, MN, USA
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2), of which 34.0 square miles (88 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) (3.76%) is water.
Lakes
Adjacent townships
Cemeteries
The township contains Wabedo Cemetery.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 88 people, 31 households, and 20 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.6 people per square mile (1.0/km²). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.45% White, and 4.55% from two or more races.
There were 31 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.71.
In the township the population was spread out with 40.9% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 12.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 114.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $19,250, and the median income for a family was $21,875. Males had a median income of $13,750 versus $18,542 for females. The per capita income for the township was $6,420. There were 21.7% of families and 20.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 13.7% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.