| Official Name: | Height of Land 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: | Becker |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 185.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 150.3 |
| Area Water Km2: | 34.9 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 71.5 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 58.0 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 13.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 639 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4.3 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 11.0 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 443 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1453 |
| Coordinates: | 46.9075°N -95.6172°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-28250[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0664440[2] |
Height of Land Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 639 as of the 2000 census.[3]
Height of Land Township was organized in 1886. The township is the English translation of an Ojibwe language name for the Height of Land Lake.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.5sqmi, of which 58sqmi is land and 13.5sqmi (18.84%) is water.
The township contains these five cemeteries: Church of the Wildwood, Mennonite, Mount Olive, Saint John's Lutheran and Senjen.
Detroit Lakes 12E is a weather station located near Height of the Land Lake.[5]
As of the census of 2000, there were 639 people, 244 households, and 186 families residing in the township. The population density was 11sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 385 housing units at an average density of 6.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.56% White, 1.56% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 244 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $36,154, and the median income for a family was $39,500. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $20,952 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,973. About 6.9% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.