Buse Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.5 square miles (79 km²), of which 28.1 square miles (73 km²) of it is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) of it (7.83%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 690 people, 247 households, and 192 families living in the township. The population density was 24.5 people per square mile (9.5/km²). There were 283 housing units at an average density of 10.1/sq mi (3.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.84% White, 0.14% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43%.[1]

Of the 247 households 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.0% of households were one person and 7.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.10.

The age distribution was 30.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median household income was $41,964 and the median family income was $44,583. Males had a median income of $30,982 versus $24,286 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,207. About 4.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.