Country United States County Hubbard FIPS code 27-55132 Elevation 423 m Population 469 (2000) | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0665442 Local time Tuesday 12:37 AM | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind NW at 29 km/h, 63% Humidity Area 93.24 km² (85.99 km² Land / 7.511 km² Water) | ||
Rockwood Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Rockwood Township, MN, USA
Rockwood Township derives its name from Charles H. Rockwell, an early settler.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km²), of which 33.2 square miles (85.9 km²) of it is land and 2.9 square miles (7.4 km²) of it (7.97%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 469 people, 158 households, and 139 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.1 people per square mile (5.5/km²). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 7.5/sq mi (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.16% White, 0.21% African American, 2.13% Native American, 0.85% Asian, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 158 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.3% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.4% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the township the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,563, and the median income for a family was $47,639. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,305. About 7.1% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.