Knife Lake Township, Kanabec County, Minnesota
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| subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Kanabec
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| area_total_km2 = 82.4
| area_land_km2 = 79.4
| area_water_km2 = 3.0
| area_total_sq_mi = 31.8
| area_land_sq_mi = 30.7
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.1
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 1212
| population_density_km2 = 13.2
| population_density_sq_mi = 39.4
| timezone = Central (CST)
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| elevation_m = 322
| elevation_ft = 1056
| coordinates = {{coord|45|56|52|N|93|17|55|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code = 55051
| area_code = 320
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Knife Lake Township is a township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,212 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of {{convert|31.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|30.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}} (3.61%) is water.
Demographics
At the 2020 census, there were 1,212 people, 488 households, and 359 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|39.4|/sqmi}}. There were 649 housing units at an average density of {{convert|21.1|/sqmi}}. The racial make-up of the township was 96.20% White, 0.33% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.33% from other races and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.
There were 488 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no spouse present and 11.9% had a male householder with no spouse present. 26.4% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.03.
24.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64 and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males.
The median household income was $102,692 and the median family income was $106,417. Males had a median income of $74,250 and females $21,625. The per capita income $42,132. About 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
References
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{{Kanabec County, Minnesota}}
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