Country United States FIPS code 27-15220 Elevation 452 m Population 154 (2000) | Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0663943 Local time Sunday 8:16 AM | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 90% Humidity Area 92.98 km² (83.92 km² Land / 9.065 km² Water) | ||
Deerfield Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 154 as of the 2000 census. Deerfield Township was named for the large population of deer within its borders.
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Map of Deerfield Township, MN 56435, USA
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km2), of which 32.4 square miles (84 km2) is land and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) (9.86%) is water.
Lakes
Adjacent townships
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 154 people, 53 households, and 41 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.8 people per square mile (1.8/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 3.6/sq mi (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.35% White and 0.65% Asian.
There were 53 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.4% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the township the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,944, and the median income for a family was $32,361. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,681. About 4.3% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.3% of those sixty five or over.