| Official Name: | Cotton 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: | Saint Louis |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 186.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 179.6 |
| Area Water Km2: | 7.1 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 72.1 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 69.3 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 2.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 445 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 409 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1342 |
| Coordinates: | 47.1628°N -92.3994°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 55724 |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-13528[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0663880[2] |
| Website: | cottontownship.org |
Cotton Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 445 at the 2010 census.[3]
U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main route in the township.
The unincorporated community of Cotton is located within Cotton Township.
The community of Cotton is located 36 miles north of the city of Duluth at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 and Saint Louis County Road 52. Cotton is located 27 miles south of the city of Virginia.
Cotton Township was named for Joseph Bell Cotton, a state legislator.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; is land and, or 3.79%, is water.
The Whiteface River flows through the township.
The following are adjacent to Cotton Township :
The eastern portion of Cotton Township is located within the Cloquet Valley State Forest of Saint Louis County.
As of the census of 2000, there were 506 people, 192 households, and 142 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 384 housing units at an average density of 5.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 99.21% White, 0.59% Native American, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.
There were 192 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $40,313, and the median income for a family was $46,042. Males had a median income of $37,059 versus $21,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,216. About 0.7% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.