Editing Maple Township, Cass County, Minnesota

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| official_name      = Maple Township, Minnesota
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass]]

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| area_total_km2     = 94.7
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| area_water_km2     = 0.8
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| population_total   = 499
| population_density_km2 = 3.1
| population_density_sq_mi = 8.0

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| elevation_m        = 411
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| postal_code        = 56472<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/56472|title=Maple Township MN ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2024|access-date=June 26, 2024}}</ref>
| area_code          = [[Area code 218|218]]
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| blank_info         = 27-40076<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| blank1_info        = 0664898<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
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'''Maple Township''' is a township in [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 499 as of the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=2009-01-02 }}</ref> Maple Township was named from the groves of [[sugar maple]] trees within its borders.<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/n109 90]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 36.6&nbsp;square miles (94.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 36.2&nbsp;square miles (93.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.3&nbsp;square mile (0.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.85%) is water.

===Lakes===
* Goose Lake (vast majority)
* Omen Lake

===Adjacent townships===
* [[Walden Township, Cass County, Minnesota|Walden Township]] (north)
* [[Wilson Township, Cass County, Minnesota|Wilson Township]] (northeast)
* [[Loon Lake Township, Cass County, Minnesota|Loon Lake Township]] (east)
* [[Home Brook Township, Cass County, Minnesota|Home Brook Township]] (south)
* [[Meadow Brook Township, Cass County, Minnesota|Meadow Brook Township]] (southwest)
* [[Moose Lake Township, Cass County, Minnesota|Moose Lake Township]] (west)

===Cemeteries===
The township contains three cemeteries which include: Grace Lutheran, Lunde and Mayo Creek.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 291 people, 108 households, and 80 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|8.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 119 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.69% from two or more races.

There were 108 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $37,000. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $22,679 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $14,583.  About 6.1% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.7% of those 65 or over.

==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130505043622/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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{{Cass County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Townships in Cass County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Brainerd, Minnesota micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Townships in Minnesota]]