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'''Holyoke Township''' is a township located in [[Carlton County, Minnesota]]. As of the [[2000]] census, the township had a total population of 179.

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== Geography ==

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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 98.4 [[square kilometer|km&sup2;]] (38.0 [[square mile|mi&sup2;]]). 98.2 km&sup2; (37.9 mi&sup2;) of it is land and 0.2 km&sup2; (0.1 mi&sup2;) of it is water. The total area is 0.18% water.

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== Demographics ==

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As of the [[census]] of [[2000]], there are 179 people, 82 households, and 47 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] is 1.8/km&sup2; (4.7/mi&sup2;). There are 140 housing units at an average density of 1.4/km&sup2; (3.7/mi&sup2;). The racial makeup of the township is 98.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.00% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

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There are 82 households out of which 24.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% are married couples living together, 4.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% are non-families. 36.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.18 and the average family size is 2.88.

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In the township the population is spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 110.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 120.3 males.

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The median income for a household in the township is $41,563, and the median income for a family is $52,500. Males have a median income of $38,542 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income for the township is $19,805. 7.7% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 11.1% are 65 or older.

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|postal_code = 55749, 55797

|area_code = [[Area code 218|218]]

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'''Holyoke Township''' is a township in [[Carlton County, Minnesota|Carlton County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 179 as of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=2009-01-02 }}</ref>

==History==

Holyoke Township was organized in 1903, and took its name from the community of [[Holyoke, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n93 74]}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|38.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|37.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.18%) is water.

Holyoke is located 13 miles south of [[Wrenshall, Minnesota|Wrenshall]].

===Unincorporated community===

* [[Holyoke, Minnesota|Holyoke]]

===Major highway===

* [[Image:MN-23.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 23]]

===Lakes===

* Mud Lake

===Adjacent townships===

* [[Wrenshall Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Wrenshall Township]] (north)

* [[Nickerson Township, Pine County, Minnesota|Nickerson Township, Pine County]] (southwest)

* [[Blackhoof Township, Carlton County, Minnesota|Blackhoof Township]] (northwest)

==Demographics==

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 179 people, 82 households, and 47 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|4.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 140 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 98.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.56% from two or more races.

There were 82 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the township the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,563, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $38,542 versus $27,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,805. None of the families and 7.7% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 11.1% of those over 64.

==References==

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080405165306/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2007/tgrshp2007.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]

==External links==

* [http://www.holyokemn.com HolyokeMN.com – Community website – Link]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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