Editing Harris Township, Itasca County, Minnesota

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|official_name            = Harris Township, Minnesota
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Itasca County, Minnesota|Itasca]]

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|area_total_km2           = 92.9
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|population_total         = 3253
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|elevation_m              = 409
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| postal_code              = 55744<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/55744|title=Harris Township MN ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2024|access-date=February 5, 2024}}</ref>
| area_code                       = [[Area code 218|218]]
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|blank_info               = 27-27296<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 0664401<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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'''Harris Township''' is a township in [[Itasca County, Minnesota|Itasca County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 3,253 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Harris township, Itasca County, Minnesota| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>

Harris Township was named for Duncan Harris, a pioneer farmer.<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/n274 255]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|31.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|4.0|sqmi|km2}}, or 11.04%, is water.

==Demographics==
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 3,328 people, 1,290 households, and 992 families living in the township.  The population density was {{convert|104.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,516 housing units at an average density of {{convert|47.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the township was 97.87% White, 0.21% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 1,290 households 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.3% of households were one person and 6.4% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.93.

The age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% 65 or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.

The median household income was $47,344 and the median family income  was $54,508. Males had a median income of $38,523 versus $27,574 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,757.  About 5.2% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Itasca County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Townships in Itasca County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Townships in Minnesota]]