Rulien Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Rulien Township is a township in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of three. According to the United States Census Bureau, it is one of only nine places in the United States with a population of three people. The others are
East Blythe, California, North Red River Township, Minnesota, Hush Lake, Minnesota, Pfeiffer Lake, Minnesota, Livermore, New Hampshire, Hillsview, South Dakota, Point of Rocks, Wyoming, and Hobart Bay, Alaska.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total surface area of 36.5 square miles (94.4 km²). 36.4 square miles (94.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it is water. The total area is 0.08% water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were three people, one household, and one family residing in the township. The population density was 0.1 people per square mile (0.0/km²). There were six housing units at an average density of 0.2/sq mi (0.1/km²). All residents were white.

There was one household, a married couple, both aged twenty-five to forty-four, with a son under 18. The median age was forty one years. The father had the sole income of $28,750.

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