White Earth Township, Becker County, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = White Earth Township, Minnesota
settlement_type = Township
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pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Minnesota
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Becker

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area_total_km2 = 90.3
area_land_km2 = 83.5
area_water_km2 = 6.7
area_total_sq_mi = 34.9
area_land_sq_mi = 32.3
area_water_sq_mi = 2.6

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 799
population_density_km2 = 9.6
population_density_sq_mi = 24.8

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 429
elevation_ft = 1407
latd = 47 |latm = 5 |lats = 54 |latNS = N
longd = 95 |longm = 51 |longs = 20 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 56591
area_code = 218
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blank_info = 27-70024GR|2
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blank1_info = 0665985GR|3
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White Earth Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 799 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90.3 km²), of which, 32.2 square miles (83.5 km²) of it is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) of it (7.46%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 799 people, 262 households, and 172 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.8 people per square mile (9.6/km²). There were 276 housing units at an average density of 8.6/sq mi (3.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 22.90% White, 68.84% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 8.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.

There were 262 households out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.1% were married couples living together, 22.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.83.

In the township the population was spread out with 41.8% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $21,094, and the median income for a family was $28,000. Males had a median income of $24,750 versus $20,469 for females. The per capita income for the township was $10,225. About 25.3% of families and 32.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.4% of those under age 18 and 23.8% of those age 65 or over.

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