| Official Name: | Mahtowa 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: | Carlton |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 62.6 |
| Area Land Km2: | 61.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.9 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.2 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 23.8 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 494 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8.0 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 20.7 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 346 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1135 |
| Coordinates: | 46.5717°N -92.6286°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 55707 |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-39464[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0664877[2] |
Mahtowa Township [3] is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 494 as of the 2000 census.[4] The name Mahtowa was derived from a Native American term meaning "bear"[5] or "grass lands".[6]
Interstate 35 serves as a main route in the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.1 square miles (62.5 km2), of which 23.8 square miles (61.7 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km2) (1.41%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 494 people, 189 households, and 147 families residing in the township. The population density was 20.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 211 housing units at an average density of 8.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 96.56% White, 0.20% African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population. 27.1% were of Swedish, 19.3% German, 13.2% Norwegian, 9.2% Finnish, 6.7% English and 5.6% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 189 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.2% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $42,375 versus $24,531 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,832. About 5.0% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.