| Official Name: | Lakeside Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota |
| Pushpin Label: | Lakeside Township |
| 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: | Aitkin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 95.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 75.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 20.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 463 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6.2 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 397 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1302 |
| Coordinates: | 46.2867°N -93.5281°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-34982[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0664701[2] |
Lakeside Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 463 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Lakeside Township was named from its location on Mille Lacs Lake.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 95.3km2, of which 75.1km2 is land and 20.3km2, or 21.26%, is water.[3] The township is located on the east shore of Mille Lacs Lake, the second-largest inland lake in Minnesota.
The township contains Lakeside Cemetery.
As of the census of 2000, there were 495 people, 240 households, and 161 families residing in the township. The population density was 17sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 579 housing units at an average density of 19.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.18% White, 1.01% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.
There were 240 households, out of which 14.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.52.
In the township the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 15.6% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $28,462, and the median income for a family was $31,818. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,908. About 9.0% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.