Highlanding Township, Pennington County, Minnesota Explained

Official Name:Highlanding 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:Pennington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:93.7
Area Land Km2:93.6
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:36.2
Area Land Sq Mi:36.1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:192
Population Density Km2:2.1
Population Density Sq Mi:5.3
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:354
Elevation Ft:1161
Coordinates:48.0567°N -95.7869°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:27-29024[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0664471[2]

Highlanding Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2sqmi, of which 36.1sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.11%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 192 people, 69 households and 50 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 80 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up was 99.48% White and 0.52% African American.

There were 69 households, of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.36.

31.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64 and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.3 males.

The median household income was $34,688 and the median family income was $50,625. Males had a median income of $31,875 and females $14,583. The per capita income was $21,464. None of the families and 2.6% of the population were living below the poverty line.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 31 January 2008.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 31 January 2008. United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007.