Peace Township, Kanabec County, Minnesota

Peace Township, Minnesota
Township
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Kanabec
Area
• Total	38.0 sq mi (98.3 km2)
• Land	36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4.0 km2)
Elevation	1,040 ft (317 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	963
• Density	26.5/sq mi (10.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	27-50002Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0665267Template:GR

Peace Township is a township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 963 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.0 square miles (98.3 km²), of which, 36.4 square miles (94.3 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.0 km²) of it (4.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 963 people, 358 households, and 264 families residing in the township. The population density was 26.5 people per square mile (10.2/km²). There were 537 housing units at an average density of 14.7/sq mi (5.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.88% White, 0.10% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 358 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the township the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,929, and the median income for a family was $35,962. Males had a median income of $30,982 versus $23,456 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,546. About 10.9% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.