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{{short description|Township in Minnesota, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Morken Township |settlement_type = [[Township (United States)|Township]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> ||pushpin_map =Minnesota#USA |pushpin_label_position =left <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Minnesota |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Minnesota]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Clay County, Minnesota|Clay]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 92.9 |area_land_km2 = 92.9 |area_water_km2 = 0.0 |area_total_sq_mi = 35.9 |area_land_sq_mi = 35.9 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.0 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 203 |population_density_km2 = 2.2 |population_density_sq_mi = 5.7 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 275 |elevation_ft = 902 |coordinates = {{coord|47|0|47|N|96|38|14|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 27-44170<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> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0665035<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> |website = |footnotes = }} '''Morken Township''' is a township in [[Clay County, Minnesota|Clay County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 151 at the 2020 census.<ref>[https://claycountymn.gov/1547/Clay-County-Census-2020 2020 US Clay County census]</ref> Morken Township was named for Torgrim O. Morken, a pioneer settler.<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/n137 118]}}</ref><ref>[https://www.concordianews.org/congregation/history/chartermembers/CM-MorkenBio.pdf “Compendium of History & Biography of Northern Minnesota,” p. 884, George A. Ogle and Company, Chicago 1902</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (92.9 km{{sup|2}}), all land. ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 203 people, 67 households, and 58 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 5.7 people per square mile (2.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 2.1/sq mi (0.8/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 96.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 3.45% from two or more races. There were 67 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 10.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.29. In the township the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $46,607. Males had a median income of $39,167 versus $26,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $17,130. About 9.1% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Clay County, Minnesota}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Townships in Clay County, Minnesota]] [[Category:Townships in Minnesota]]
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