Official Name: | Comfort Township, Minnesota |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Comfort Township |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Minnesota and the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kanabec |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 93.2 |
Area Land Km2: | 92.0 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.3 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.0 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.5 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.5 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 931 |
Population Density Km2: | 10.1 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 26.2 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 308 |
Elevation Ft: | 1010 |
Coordinates: | 45.8572°N -93.2103°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 27-12754[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0663855[2] |
Comfort Township is a township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 931 at the 2000 census.
Comfort Township was named for an early settler. In 1926 a historic Golf Course was built and is maintained to prestine condition still to the present date.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36sqmi, of which 35.5sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi (1.36%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 931 people, 344 households, and 269 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 403 housing units at an average density of 11.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.25% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There were 344 households, out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out, with 38.7% under the age of 18, 28.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 4.0% from 45 to 64, and 0.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,750, and the median income for a family was $42,917. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $26,477 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,268. About 6.8% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.