Country United States County Houston FIPS code 27-13816 Elevation 327 m Population 323 (2000) | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0663890 Local time Saturday 2:29 PM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind E at 27 km/h, 59% Humidity Area 87.54 km² (83.14 km² Land / 4.662 km² Water) | ||
Crooked Creek Township is a township in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 285 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Reno is located in the township.
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Map of Crooked Creek Township, MN, USA
Crooked Creek Township was organized in 1858, and named from Crooked Creek.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.8 square miles (88 km2), of which 32.0 square miles (83 km2) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) of it (5.3%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 323 people, 115 households, and 89 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.1 people per square mile (3.9/km²). There were 129 housing units at an average density of 4.0/sq mi (1.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.83% White, 0.93% African American, 0.62% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.
There were 115 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 118.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,929, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,493. About 6.3% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.