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Moose Park Township, Minnesota

Moose Park Township is a township located in Itasca County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 80.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.7 km² (36.6 mi²). 94.6 km² (36.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.14% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 80 people, 29 households, and 20 families residing in the township. The population density is 0.8/km² (2.2/mi²). There are 44 housing units at an average density of 0.5/km² (1.2/mi²). Everybody in the town is white.

There are 29 households out of which nine have children under the age of 18 living with them, eighteen are married couples living together, three have a female householder with no husband present, and eight are non-families. Six of the town's households are made up of individuals and three have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.76 and the average family size is 3.19.

In the township the population is spread out with twenty-two under the age of 18, eight from 18 to 24, fifteen from 25 to 44, twenty-two from 45 to 64, and thirteen who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. In the town, there are forty-three males (of whom thirty are age 18 or over) and thirty-seven females (of whom twenty-eight are age 18 or over).

The median income for a household in the township is $28,750, and the median income for a family is $40,000. Males have a median income of $36,667 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the township is $15,434. 16.1% of the population and 22.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, none are under the age of 18 and 52.6% are 65 or older.