| Official Name: | Northern Township, Minnesota |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota |
| Pushpin Label: | Northern 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: | 88.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 69.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 19.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 4657 |
| Population Density Km2: | 67.3 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 413 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1355 |
| Coordinates: | 47.5278°N -94.8739°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 56601 |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-46906[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0665153[2] |
Northern Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,657 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Northern Township was named from its location on the north shore of Lake Bemidji.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 88.2sqkm, of which 69.2sqkm is land and 19sqkm, or 21.55%, is water.[3]
The north quarter of the city of Bemidji borders the township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains Northern Cemetery.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,021 people, 1,469 households, and 1,123 families residing in the township. The population density was 146.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,691 housing units at an average density of 61.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 91.89% White, 0.22% African American, 5.37% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
There were 1,469 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,535, and the median income for a family was $48,800. Males had a median income of $35,375 versus $21,884 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,843. About 5.3% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.