Black Hammer Township, Minnesota
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Black Hammer Township is a township in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 326 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.5 km² (35.7 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 326 people, 111 households, and 91 families residing in the township. The population density was 3.5/km² (9.1/mi²). There were 132 housing units at an average density of 1.4/km² (3.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.93% White, 0.92% African American, 1.84% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.99% of the population.
There were 111 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,857, and the median income for a family was $39,464. Males had a median income of $21,806 versus $17,344 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,673. About 5.6% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
