Editing Malmo Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota

{{short description|Township in Minnesota, United States}}
{{About|the township|the unincorporated community|Malmo, Minnesota}}
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'''Malmo Township''' is a township in [[Aitkin County, Minnesota|Aitkin County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 337 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/G001/0600000US2700139590| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212153924/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2700139590| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Malmo township, Aitkin County, Minnesota| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 14, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Malmo Township was named after [[Malmö]] in Sweden.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ho23eS5qjNgC&pg=PA17 | title=Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press | author=Upham, Warren | year=2001 | pages=17| isbn=9780873513968 }}</ref>  A precontact Native American archaeological site, the [[Malmo Mounds and Village Site]], is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota National Register Properties Database |url=http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/nrhp/ |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=2009 |accessdate=2017-01-29}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|92.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|85.4|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|7.1|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 7.68%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:MN-18.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 18]]
* [[Image:MN-47.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 47]]

===Lakes===
* Deer Lake
* Mille Lacs Lake (east edge)
* Sugar Lake (south three-quarters)
** Stapleton Lake (classified as a pond)
* Twenty Lake is located 1.5 miles North of Malmo on MN Hwy. 47, then 1.75 miles West and North on Twenty Lake Road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/search.html?name=&county=1|title = Search Results}}</ref>

===Adjacent townships===
* [[Glen Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Glen Township]] (north)
* [[Lee Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Lee Township]] (northeast)
* [[Seavey Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Seavey Township]] (southeast)
* [[Lakeside Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Lakeside Township]] (south)
* [[Wealthwood Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Wealthwood Township]] (west)
* [[Nordland Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota|Nordland Township]] (northwest)

===Cemeteries===
The township contains Malmo Cemetery.

==Demographics==
[[File:Westview Stapleton lake Glen.jpg|thumb|left|West view Stapleton Lake]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 332 people, 153 households, and 104 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|10.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 345 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 96.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.90% from two or more races.

There were 153 households, out of which 17.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the township the population was spread out, with 18.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $31,161, and the median income for a family was $39,464. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,737.  About 5.3% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
Both the unincorporated  communities of [[Glen, Minnesota|Glen]] and [[Malmo, Minnesota|Malmo]] straddle the northern and southern boundaries, respectively.  The namesake Glen Store and business district of Glen, is in Malmo Township.

==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
* [https://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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==External links==
*[http://www.lakesnwoods.com/Malmo.htm Malmo Community Guide]

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