Country United States County Kittson FIPS code 27-57112 Elevation 294 m Local time Friday 4:58 PM | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0665516 Area 116.5 km² Population 57 (2000) | |
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St. Joseph Township is a township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 57 at the 2000 census.
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Map of St Joseph Township, MN 56735, USA
St. Joseph Township was organized in 1901, and named by its predominately Roman Catholic settlers after Saint Joseph.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.0 square miles (116.6 km²), of which 44.8 square miles (116.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.51%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 57 people, 26 households, and 17 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.3 people per square mile (0.5/km²). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 0.9/sq mi (0.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.25% White, and 1.75% from two or more races.
There were 26 households out of which 11.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.53.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 14.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $21,667, and the median income for a family was $25,833. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,153. There were no families and 4.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.