Country United States County Saint Louis FIPS code 27-18944 Elevation 390 m Local time Thursday 6:30 AM | Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0664083 Population 151 (2010) | |
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Weather -14°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 71% Humidity Area 105.4 km² (105.2 km² Land / 26 ha Water) |
Elmer Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census.
Contents
- Map of Elmer Township MN USA
- Geography
- Adjacent townships cities and communities
- Unincorporated communities
- Demographics
- References
Map of Elmer Township, MN, USA
Saint Louis County Highway 5 (CR 5) and County Highway 133 (CR 133) are two of the main routes in the township.
CR 5 runs north–south through the northeast portion of the township. CR 133 runs east–west through the middle of Elmer Township.
The unincorporated community of Elmer is located within the northeast corner of Elmer Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.7 square miles (105 km2); 40.6 square miles (105 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 0.32%, is water.
Joula Creek flows through the western portion of the township.
The Saint Louis River runs north–south along Elmer Township's eastern boundary line with adjacent Meadowlands Township.
Adjacent townships, cities, and communities
The following are adjacent to Elmer Township :
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 165 people, 59 households, and 47 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.1 people per square mile (1.6/km²). There were 66 housing units at an average density of 1.6/sq mi (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 59 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,344, and the median income for a family was $43,250. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $10,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,418. About 20.8% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.8% of those sixty five or over.