Official Name: | Frohn Township, Minnesota |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota |
Pushpin Label: | Frohn Township |
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: | Beltrami |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 94.2 |
Area Land Km2: | 84.0 |
Area Water Km2: | 10.2 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1433 |
Population Density Km2: | 17.1 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 406 |
Elevation Ft: | 1332 |
Coordinates: | 47.4464°N -94.7264°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 56601[1] |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 27-22886[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0664235[3] |
Frohn Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,433 as of the 2010 census.[4] Frohn Township was named after Fron, in Norway, the homeland of a large share of the early settlers.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.2km2, of which 84km2 is land and 10.2km2, or 10.85%, is water.[4]
The township contains East Side Cemetery.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,408 people, 497 households, and 396 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 631 housing units at an average density of 19.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 87.22% White, 9.09% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 497 households, out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the township the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,788, and the median income for a family was $53,250. Males had a median income of $35,263 versus $25,735 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,988. About 3.6% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.