Glen Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota

This article is about the township. For the unincorporated community, see Glen, Minnesota.

Glen Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 450 as of the 2010 census.^[4]

Glen Township
Township
Glen Township Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°27′14″N 93°29′32″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Aitkin
Area
• Total	36.6 sq mi (94.8 km2)
• Land	33.8 sq mi (87.6 km2)
• Water	2.8 sq mi (7.2 km2)
Elevation	1,309 ft (399 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	450
• Density	13/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56431[1]
Area code	320
FIPS code	27-23930[2]
GNIS feature ID	0664275[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.6 square miles (94.8 km²), of which 33.8 square miles (87.6 km²) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²), or 7.59%, is water.^[4] Located within and adjacent to Glen Township is an unincorporated community and business district, named Glen, with a restaurant, bar, garage, corner store and laundry.

Major highway

• Minnesota State Highway 47

Lakes

• Clear Lake
• Dam Lake (southwest quarter)
• Johnson Lake
• Lily Lake
• Long Lake
• Rabbit Lake
• Spring Lake
• Sugar Lake (north quarter)
• Swamp Lake
• Thirty-One Lake (vast majority)
• Turtle Lake (east quarter)

Adjacent townships

• Kimberly Township (north)
• Lee Township (east)
• Malmo Township (south)
• Wealthwood Township (southwest)
• Nordland Township (west)
• Spencer Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Rabbit Lake and Saron.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 442 people, 207 households, and 145 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.1 inhabitants per square mile (5.1/km²). There were 563 housing units at an average density of 16.7 per square mile (6.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.32% White, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 207 households, out of which 14.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.51.

In the township the population was spread out, with 15.8% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 34.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $24,545 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,908. About 3.7% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

• United States National Atlas
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

1. "Glen Township MN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Glen township, Aitkin County, Minnesota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2013.