Elk (township, Minnesota)

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town area is 93.5 km², of which 93.5 km² is land, there are no water bodies.

According to the 2000 census ^[1], there were 284 people, 102 households, and 87 families. The population density is 3.0 people / km². On the territory of the town there are 107 buildings with an average density of 1.1 buildings per square kilometer. Racial composition: 96.83% White , 0.35% Native American , 1.76% Asian , 0.35% from other US races, and 0.70% from two or more other races. Spaniards or Hispanics of any race made up 0.35% of the township population.

Of the 102 households, 38.2% raised children under the age of 18, married couples lived in 76.5%, single women lived in 4.9%, and non-family people lived in 14.7% of households. 12.7% of households consisted of one person, while 5.9% of those were single elderly people over 65. The average household size is 2.78 and families are 3.02 people.

28.2% of the population is under 18 years old, 6.0% are between the ages of 18 and 24, 23.9% are between 25 and 44, 27.8% are between 45 and 64, and 14.1% are over 65. The average age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 100.0 males. For every 100 females over 18, there are 112.5 males.

The median annual household income was $ 39,464, and the median annual household income was $ 40,781. The average income for men is $ 25,000, while for women it is $ 19,167 . Per capita income was $ 16,785. Below the poverty line were 3.3% of families and 8.6% of the total population of the township, of which 15.1% were under the age of 18.

1. ↑ ^{1 2} American FactFinder ( unopened ) (link not available) . United States Census Bureau . Date of treatment January 31, 2008. Archived May 21, 2008.
2. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names (unopened) (link not available) . United States Geological Survey (October 25, 2007). Date of treatment January 31, 2008. Archived February 1, 2008.