Effington Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 square miles (91 km²), of which 33.0 square miles (85 km²) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) of it (5.83%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 297 people in 104 households, including 87 families, in the township. The population density was 9.0 people per square mile (3.5/km²). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 4.1/sq mi (1.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.[1] Of the 104 households 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 14.4% of households were one person and 6.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.16.

The age distribution was 28.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.3 males.

The median household income was $30,000 and the median family income was $31,250. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,734. About 7.9% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 19.2% of those sixty five or over.