Arbo Township, Itasca County, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95 km²), of which 33.6 square miles (87 km²) is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), or 8.72%, is water.

At the 2000 census there were 898 people, 349 households, and 272 families living in the township. The population density was 26.7 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 449 housing units at an average density of 13.4/sq mi (5.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.78% White, 0.11% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78%.[1]

Of the 349 households 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 17.8% of households were one person and 5.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median household income was $42,371 and the median family income was $45,455. Males had a median income of $35,750 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,035. About 4.0% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.