Rice Lake Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Rice Lake Township, Minnesota
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
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area_total_km2 = 86.8
area_land_km2 = 83.8
area_water_km2 = 3.0
area_total_sq_mi = 33.5
area_land_sq_mi = 32.4
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4139
population_density_km2 = 49.4
population_density_sq_mi = 127.9

timezone = Central (CST)
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longd = 92 |longm = 7 |longs = 12 |longEW = W

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Rice Lake Township is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,139 at the 2000 census.

Rice Lake Road and Martin Road are two of the main arterial routes in the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.5 square miles (86.8 km²), of which, 32.3 square miles (83.8 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²) of it (3.43%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,139 people, 1,494 households, and 1,177 families residing in the township. The population density was 127.9 people per square mile (49.4/km²). There were 1,518 housing units at an average density of 46.9/sq mi (18.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.83% White, 0.29% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 1,494 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,341, and the median income for a family was $55,357. Males had a median income of $39,894 versus $28,095 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,857. About 4.7% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

ee also

*County Road 4 - Rice Lake Road
*County Road 9 - Martin Road

References