Chengwatana Township, Pine County, Minnesota

Chengwatana Township, Minnesota
Township
Chengwatana Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Pine
Area
• Total	47.3 sq mi (122.4 km2)
• Land	45.8 sq mi (118.5 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
Elevation	928 ft (283 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	809
• Density	17.7/sq mi (6.8/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55063
Area code(s)	320
FIPS code	27-11098
GNIS feature ID	0663789

Chengwatana Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 809 at the 2000 census. Chengwatana Township was organized in 1874. Its name is derived from the Ojibwe Zhingwaadena (White-pine Town), applied originally to an Ojibwe village located at the confluence of the Snake River with the St. Croix River. Neighbouring Pine City Township and the City of Pine City get their names from the English translation of Chengwatana.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 47.3 square miles (123 km²), of which 45.8 square miles (119 km²) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) (3.20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 809 people, 290 households, and 218 families residing in the township. The population density was 17.7 people per square mile (6.8/km²). There were 480 housing units at an average density of 10.5/sq mi (4.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.15% White, 0.25% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 290 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 114.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,429, and the median income for a family was $50,938. Males had a median income of $33,542 versus $23,269 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,974. About 6.6% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.