Hill River Township, Polk County, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km²), of which 34.9 square miles (90 km²) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) of it (3.67%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 162 people in 67 households, including 52 families, in the township. The population density was 4.6 people per square mile (1.8/km²). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 2.3/sq mi (0.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.91% White, and 3.09% from two or more races.[1] Of the 67 households 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 19.4% of households were one person and 9.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.75.

The age distribution was 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.

The median household income was $32,917 and the median family income was $35,000. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $17,679 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,044. About 1.5% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.