Columbus Township, Minnesota

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Columbus Township is a township in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,957 at the 2000 census.

Columbus Township was incorporated on September 21, 2006, as the city of Columbus. This was in response to concerns that Forest Lake was planning to annex portions of the township that formed the main commercial base of the township.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 123.8 km² (47.8 mi²). 116.2 km² (44.9 mi²) of it is land and 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²) of it (6.13%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 3,957 people, 1,328 households, and 1,120 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.0/km² (88.2/mi²). There were 1,358 housing units at an average density of 11.7/km² (30.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.60% White, 0.18% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 1,328 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the township the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $67,500, and the median income for a family was $71,809. Males had a median income of $42,948 versus $31,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,479. About 2.2% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.