Fayal Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota
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Fayal Township is an urban township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 1,809 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
U.S. Highway 53 and State Highway 37 (MN 37) are two of the main routes in the township. Other routes include Bodas Road.
Etymology
[edit]The township was named after Fayal Island in the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has an area of Template:Convert; Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 8.77%, is water.
Eveleth–Virginia Municipal Airport is within Fayal Township.
The Saint Louis River flows through the township's southeast corner.
Adjacent townships, cities, and communities
[edit]The following are adjacent to Fayal Township:
- The city of Eveleth (north)
- The city of Gilbert (north)
- Clinton Township (west)
- Iron Junction (west)
- The unincorporated community of Forbes (west-southwest)
- McDavitt Township (southwest)
- Heikkala Lake Unorganized Territory (south)
- The unincorporated community of Central Lakes (south)
- Mud Hen Lake Unorganized Territory (southeast)
- The unincorporated community of Makinen (southeast)
- Tikander Lake Unorganized Territory (east)
- The unincorporated community of Palo (east)
- Biwabik Township (northeast)
Demographics
[edit]At the 2000 census there were 1,906 people in 769 households, including 586 families, in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 948 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 97.74% White, 0.05% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42%.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 769 households, 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 20.2% of households were one person and 9.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.86.
The age distribution was 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% 65 or older. The median age was 45. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.
The median household income was $50,665 and the median family income was $56,985. Males had a median income of $43,611 versus $28,295 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,938. About 0.7% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.