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Kego Township, Cass County, Minnesota

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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
27-32588

Elevation
  
416 m

Local time
  
Saturday 12:05 PM

Area code
  
218

State
  
Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0664606

Zip code
  
56655

Population
  
465 (2000)

Kego Township, Cass County, Minnesota

Weather
  
-13°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 40% Humidity

Area
  
93.76 km² (81.84 km² Land / 11.91 km² Water)

Kego Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 465 as of the 2000 census. Kego is a name derived from the Ojibwe language, meaning "fish".

Contents

Map of Kego Township, MN, USA

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km2), of which 31.6 square miles (82 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (12.81%) is water.

The city of Longville is located entirely within Kego Township geographically but is a separate entity.

Major highways

  • Minnesota State Highway 84
  • Minnesota State Highway 200
  • Lakes

  • Blot Lake
  • Boxell Lake
  • Boxnell Lake
  • Bullhead Lake
  • Carnahan Lake
  • County Lake
  • Craig Lake (north three-quarters)
  • Crown Lake
  • Football Lake
  • Ford Lake (west edge)
  • Gijik Lake
  • Girl Lake (vast majority)
  • Gooseberry Lake
  • Kego Lake
  • Little Silver Lake (vast majority)
  • Long Lake
  • Long Lake (west three-quarters)
  • Lundeen Lake
  • Maple Lake
  • Marshall Lake
  • Nellie Lake (north three-quarters)
  • Silver Lake (east edge)
  • Tadpole Lake
  • Tamarack Lake
  • Three Island Lake
  • Town Line Lake (south half)
  • Woman Lake (north edge)
  • Adjacent townships

  • Boy Lake Township (north)
  • Rogers Township (northeast)
  • Inguadona Township (east)
  • Wabedo Township (south)
  • Woodrow Township (southwest)
  • Pine Lake Township (west)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains the following cemeteries: Riverside and Saint Edwards.

    Demographics

    As of the census of 2000, there were 465 people, 200 households, and 138 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.7 people per square mile (5.7/km²). There were 628 housing units at an average density of 19.9/sq mi (7.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 85.38% White, 13.12% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 1.29% from two or more races.

    There were 200 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.78.

    In the township the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

    The median income for a household in the township was $30,750, and the median income for a family was $35,481. Males had a median income of $25,972 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,598. About 11.7% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

    References

    Kego Township, Cass County, Minnesota Wikipedia


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