Official Name: | Bigfork Township, Minnesota |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Minnesota |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Itasca |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 128.5 |
Area Land Km2: | 127.5 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.0 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 49.6 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 49.2 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.4 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 321 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 402 |
Elevation Ft: | 1319 |
Coordinates: | 47.7636°N -93.6675°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 56628, 56639 |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 27-05716[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0663587[2] |
Bigfork Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 321 at the 2010 census.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 49.6sqmi, of which 49.2sqmi is land and 0.4sqmi, or 0.81%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 311 people, 124 households, and 97 families living in the township. The population density was 6.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 183 housing units at an average density of 3.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.11% White, 0.32% Native American, and 2.57% from two or more races.
There were 124 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,359. About 1.8% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.