Spencer Brook Township, Isanti County, Minnesota

Spencer Brook Township, Minnesota
Township
Spencer Brook Town Hall Spencer Brook Town Hall
Spencer Brook Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Isanti
Area
• Total	35.4 sq mi (91.8 km2)
• Land	34.3 sq mi (89.0 km2)
• Water	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
Elevation	945 ft (288 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,495
• Density	43.5/sq mi (16.8/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	27-61672
GNIS feature ID	0665662

Spencer Brook Township is a township in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,495 at the 2000 census.

This township took its name from Spencer Brook.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.8 km²), of which 34.3 square miles (89.0 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it (3.05%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,495 people, 532 households, and 427 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.5 people per square mile (16.8/km²). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 17.5/sq mi (6.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.59% White, 0.74% Native American, 0.33% Asian, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 532 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $55,500, and the median income for a family was $58,235. Males had a median income of $39,333 versus $29,038 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,615. About 1.8% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.