Official Name: | Woodrow 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: | Cass |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 95.2 |
Area Land Km2: | 64.9 |
Area Water Km2: | 30.3 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.8 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 25.1 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 11.7 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 667 |
Population Density Km2: | 10.3 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 26.6 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 405 |
Elevation Ft: | 1329 |
Coordinates: | 46.9306°N -94.3397°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 56474 |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 27-71608[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0666045[2] |
Woodrow Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 667 as of the 2000 census.[3]
Woodrow Township was named for Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.2 km), of which 25.1 square miles (64.9 km) is land and 11.7 square miles (30.4 km) (31.87%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 667 people, 327 households, and 238 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,261 housing units at an average density of 50.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.65% White, 0.15% African American, 0.15% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.
There were 327 households, out of which 11.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.0% 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 2.04 and the average family size was 2.32.
In the township the population was spread out, with 10.8% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 12.0% from 25 to 44, 40.5% from 45 to 64, and 33.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,987, and the median income for a family was $40,357. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,201. About 4.6% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.