Burleene Township, Todd County, Minnesota

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Burleene Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 365 at the 2000 census and 382 in the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Burleene Township was organized in 1888. The spelling of the township's name is a phonetic spelling of Berlin, a named suggested by German settlers, with a heavy accent, at the township's organizational meeting. <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.14%) is water.

Wildlife Management Area

The 556 acre WMA is in Burleene Township. It is mostly lowland brushy areas and aspen- oak woods. Dismal Creek, a Long Prairie River tributary, has its head waters here. There is a parking lot and trail on the south side of the WMA. There are two small open water ponds near the lot.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 365 people, 134 households, and 101 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 153 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.

There were 134 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,143, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $20,179 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,204. About 6.3% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.