Official Name: | Clear Lake 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: | Sherburne |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 96.1 |
Area Land Km2: | 87.2 |
Area Water Km2: | 8.9 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.1 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 33.7 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.4 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1630 |
Population Density Km2: | 18.7 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 48.4 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 295 |
Elevation Ft: | 968 |
Coordinates: | 45.4414°N -93.9875°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 55319 |
Area Code: | 320 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 27-11782[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0663816[2] |
Clear Lake Township is a township in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,630 at the 2000 census.
Clear Lake Township was organized in 1858.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.1sqmi, of which 33.7sqmi is land and 3.4sqmi (9.27%) is water.
Clear lake is bordered on the southwest by the Mississippi River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,630 people, 574 households, and 478 families residing in the township. The population density was 48.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 821 housing units at an average density of 24.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.53% White, 0.25% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.80% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.
There were 574 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.3% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $63,229, and the median income for a family was $67,500. Males had a median income of $45,735 versus $31,136 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,599. None of the families and 0.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 4.0% of those over 64.