Highlanding Township, Pennington County, Minnesota

Highlanding Township, Minnesota
Township
Highlanding Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Pennington
Area
• Total	36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2)
• Land	36.1 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,161 ft (354 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	192
• Density	5.3/sq mi (2.1/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	27-29024
GNIS feature ID	0664471

Highlanding Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km²), of which 36.1 square miles (93 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 192 people, 69 households, and 50 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.3 people per square mile (2.1/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 2.2/sq mi (0.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.48% White and 0.52% African American.

There were 69 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the township the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $34,688, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $14,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,464. None of the families and 2.6% of the population were living below the poverty line.