Lakeside Township is a township in Aitkin County,

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, United States. The population was 463 as of the 2010 census.

History

Lakeside Township was named from its location on Mille Lacs Lake.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 21.26%, is water. The township is located on the east shore of

Mille Lacs Lake Mille Lacs Lake ( , also called Lake Mille Lacs or Mille Lacs) is a large, shallow lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located in the counties of Mille Lacs, Aitkin, and Crow Wing, roughly north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropol ...

, the second-largest inland lake in Minnesota.

Major highway

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Lakes

* Mille Lacs Lake (east edge)

Adjacent townships

* Malmo Township (north) * Seavey Township (east) * Idun Township (southeast) * East Side Township, Mille Lacs County (south) * South Harbor Township, Mille Lacs County (southwest) * Wealthwood Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Lakeside Cemetery.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 495 people, 240 households, and 161 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 579 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.18%

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, 1.01%

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, 0.40% Asian, 0.20%

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, and 0.20% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population. There were 240 households, out of which 14.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were

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living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.52. In the township the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 15.6% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $28,462, and the median income for a family was $31,818. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $17,917 for females. The

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for the township was $19,908. About 9.0% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

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, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

United States National Atlas

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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