Country United States County Beltrami FIPS code 27-63274 Elevation 402 m Population 193 (2000) Area code 218 | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0665733 Zip code 56601 Local time Thursday 1:21 PM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 54% Humidity Area 90.91 km² (76.66 km² Land / 14.24 km² Water) | ||
Sugar Bush Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 193 as of the 2000 census.
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Map of Sugar Bush Township, MN, USA
Sugar Bush Township was named for the sugar maple trees.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.1 square miles (90.9 km²), of which 29.6 square miles (76.6 km²) is land and 5.5 square miles (14.3 km²) (15.73%) is water.
Lakes
Adjacent townships
Cemeteries
The township contains Sugar Bush Township Cemetery.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 193 people, 70 households, and 49 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.5 people per square mile (2.5/km²). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 70.98% White, 26.42% Native American, 1.55% Asian, and 1.04% from two or more races.
There were 70 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,542, and the median income for a family was $27,917. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income for the township was $10,082. About 26.8% of families and 29.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.