Editing Parnell Township, Polk County, Minnesota

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'''Parnell Township''' is a township in [[Polk County, Minnesota|Polk County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. It is part of the [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]]-[[North Dakota|ND]]-[[Minnesota|MN]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 87 at the [https://www.census.gov/census2000/states/us.html 2000 census].

Parnell Township was named for [[Charles Stewart Parnell]] (1846–1891), an Irish [[politician]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA426|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=426}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 36.3&nbsp;square miles (94.0&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

==Demographics==
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 87 people in 31 households, including 23 families, in the township. The population density was 2.4 people per square mile (0.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 31 housing units at an average density of 0.9/sq&nbsp;mi (0.3/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the township was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 31 households, 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 22.6% of households were one person, and 12.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the [[Township (United States)|township]] the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the township was $45,000, and the median family income was $65,625. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $9,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,360. There were no families and 4.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Polk County, Minnesota}}

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