Country United States County Kanabec FIPS code 27-27782 Elevation 382 m Local time Saturday 4:56 AM | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0664421 Area 94.3 km² Population 218 (2000) | |
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Hay Brook Township is a township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 218 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Hay Brook Township, MN 56342, USA
This township took its name from Hay Creek.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94 km2), of which 36.3 square miles (94 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.47%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 218 people, 80 households, and 61 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.0 people per square mile (2.3/km²). There were 136 housing units at an average density of 3.7/sq mi (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.95% White, 0.92% African American, 2.29% Native American, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.
There were 80 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the township the population was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,542, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,696. About 15.3% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.8% of those sixty five or over.