Nashwauk Township, Itasca County, Minnesota

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Nashwauk Township is a rural township in Itasca County, Minnesota. It covers 68.4 square miles in total, of which 65.9 square miles are land and 2.4 square miles are water (about 3.6% water). The elevation is about 1,493 feet. The township is in the Central Time Zone. The ZIP code is 55769 and the area code is 218.

The population was 1,681 at the 2010 census (1,666 in 2000). The population density was about 25.5 people per square mile.

In 2000, there were 714 households and 491 families living in the township. The racial makeup was predominantly White (about 98.6%), with small numbers of Native American, Asian, and people of two or more races; Hispanic or Latino made up about 0.3%.

Households include 27.0% with children under 18, and 57.6% were married couples. 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. Individuals living alone accounted for 28.3% of all households, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.82.

The population was spread with 22.3% under 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years.

Income figures from 2000 show a median household income of $31,151, a median family income of $37,269, with males earning $32,708 and females $21,838. The per capita income was $16,118. About 7.5% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under 18 and 9.0% of those 65 or older.