Country United States County Cass FIPS code 27-65434 Elevation 411 m Zip code 56662 Area code 218 | State Minnesota Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0665806 Local time Tuesday 9:35 PM Population 174 (2000) | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind SE at 0 km/h, 74% Humidity Area 183.6 km² (173 km² Land / 10.62 km² Water) | ||
Trelipe Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 174 as of the 2000 census. Trelipe Township was named for the freshwater fish Coregonus artedi, commonly known as the tullibee.
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Map of Trelipe Township, MN, USA
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 70.9 square miles (183.6 km²), of which 66.8 square miles (172.9 km²) is land and 4.1 square miles (10.6 km²) (5.80%) is water.
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Adjacent townships
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 174 people, 81 households, and 52 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.6 people per square mile (1.0/km²). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 4.1/sq mi (1.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.28% White and 1.72% Native American.
There were 81 households out of which 14.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.44.
In the township the population was spread out with 13.8% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,208, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,671. About 9.5% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.5% of those sixty five or over.