Editing Jevne Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota

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'''Jevne Township''' is a township in [[Aitkin County, Minnesota|Aitkin County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 322 as of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2700131958| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210225252/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2700131958| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 10, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jevne township, Aitkin County, Minnesota| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Jevene was the name of a pioneer family of Scandinavian settlers.<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/n34 15]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|92.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|88.6|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|4.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 4.55%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

A portion of the city of [[McGregor, Minnesota|McGregor]] extends into the township but is a separate entity.

===Major highways===
* [[Image:MN-65.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 65]]
* [[Image:MN-210.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 210]]

===Lakes===
* Bass Lake
* Davis Lake
* Portage Lake (northeast quarter)
* Rock Lake
* Round Lake
* Steamboat Lake
* Town Line Lake (vast majority)
* Turner Lake

===Adjacent townships===
* [[Workman Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Workman Township]] (north)
* [[Shamrock Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Shamrock Township]] (northeast)
* [[McGregor Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|McGregor Township]] (east)
* [[Kimberly Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Kimberly Township]] (southwest)
* [[Fleming Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Fleming Township]] (west)
* [[Logan Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Logan Township]] (northwest)

===Cemeteries===
The township contains Lansford Cemetery.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 321 people, 131 households, and 94 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|9.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 298 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.62% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.62% from two or more races.

There were 131 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $41,500. Males had a median income of $31,964 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,689.  About 4.8% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
* [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)]
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[[Category:Townships in Aitkin County, Minnesota]]
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