Country United States County Morrison FIPS code 27-35252 Elevation 378 m Local time Saturday 3:05 PM | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0664713 Area 92.7 km² Population 409 (2000) | |
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Lakin Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 409 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Lakin Township, MN, USA
Lakin Township was organized in 1903, and named in honor of Fred H. Lakin, a county official.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (93 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 409 people, 138 households, and 100 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.4 people per square mile (4.4/km²). There were 158 housing units at an average density of 4.4/sq mi (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.53% White, 1.22% Native American, 0.24% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.
There were 138 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the township the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 117.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,500, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,415. About 13.7% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.