Effie (unorganized territory), Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 80.3 square miles (208.0 km²), of which 79.7 square miles (206.3 km²) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), or 0.81%, is water.

At the 2000 census there were 200 people, 81 households, and 58 families living in the unorganized territory. The population density was 2.5 people per square mile (1.0/km²). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 2.2/sq mi (0.9/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 92.00% White, 7.00% Native American and 1.00% Asian.[2] Of the 81 households 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 19.8% of households were one person and 8.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.81.

The age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.6 males.

The median household income was $41,429 and the median family income was $41,875. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $9,063 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $16,816. About 12.5% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under the age of 18 and 9.1% of those 65 or over.