Aitkin Township
| Aitkin Township | |||
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Location in Minnesota
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Minnesota | ||
| County : | Aitkin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 32 ′ N , 93 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 856 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 10.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 89.9 km 2 (approx. 35 mi 2 ) of which 84.1 km 2 (approx. 32 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 366 m | ||
| Postal code : | 56431 | ||
| Area code : | +1 218 | ||
| FIPS : | 27-00478 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 663389 | ||
 Location of Aitkin Township in Aitkin County |
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The Aitkin Township is one of 40 townships in Aitkin County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 the Aitkin Township had 856 inhabitants.
geography
The Aitkin Township is located in the northeastern center of Minnesota, is traversed by the upper Mississippi and lies at 46 ° 32'21 "north latitude and 93 ° 45'43" west longitude. The township extends over 89.9 km², which is spread over 84.1 km² of land and 5.9 km² of water.
The border with Wisconsin is about 130 km to the west; the border with Canada is around 280 km north of the township. The Upper Lake is around 150 km to the west and the Twin Cities are around 200 km to the south.
The Aitkin Township is located in the west of Aitkin County and borders on disorganized territory to the north . In the southeast of the Aitkin Township, it almost completely encloses the city of Aitkin , which does not belong to any township. The Crow Wing County borders on the west, northwest, and southwest . The township borders in the northeast on the Morrison , in the east on the Spencer and in the south on the Farm Island Township .
traffic
US Highway 169 , the southern artery of the city of Aitkin , runs through the extreme southeast of the Aitkin Township area . Aitkin's western arterial road is formed by Minnesota State Route 210 , which runs through the entire south of the township. All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partially unpaved roads.
A BNSF Railway runs parallel to the MN 210 .
The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, around 230 km south .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Aitkin Township had 856 people in 353 households. The population density was 10.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.37 people lived in each of the 353 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white and 0.5 percent Native American people; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.5 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 56,100 USD . The per capita income was $ 33,734. 9.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities
Apart from scattered settlements, there are no other settlements in Aitkin Township.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 27, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 27, 2013