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George Lake is a lake located in Lake George Township.
It is known for its panfish, northern pike, and walleye. Each year, Lake
George Township holds the Blueberry Festival to benefit the local
volunteer firefighters.
Whispering Winds, a popular resort on George Lake, was
recently sold to a family of doctors from Little Falls, Minnesota. It
was the last resort on the lake available to the public. The Wigwam is a
popular souvenir shot located in Lake George Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the
township has a total area of 93.7 km˛ (36.2 mi˛). 87.5 km˛ (33.8 mi˛) of
it is land and 6.2 km˛ (2.4 mi˛) of it (6.61%) is water.
As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 383
people, 152 households,
and 115 families
residing in the
township. The
population density
was 4.4/km˛ (11.3/mi˛).
There were 239 housing
units at an average
density of 2.7/km˛
(7.1/mi˛). The racial
makeup of the township
was 93.73%
White, 0.52%
African American,
3.92%
Native American,
0.26%
Asian, and 1.57%
from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race
were 1.83% of the
population.
There
were 152 households out
of which 28.3% had
children under the age
of 18 living with them,
67.1% were
married couples
living together, 5.9%
had a female householder
with no husband present,
and 24.3% were
non-families. 21.1% of
all households were made
up of individuals and
10.5% had someone living
alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The
average household size
was 2.52 and the average
family size was 2.90.
In the
township the population
was spread out with
22.5% under the age of
18, 6.5% from 18 to 24,
25.6% from 25 to 44,
29.5% from 45 to 64, and
15.9% who were 65 years
of age or older. The
median age was 42 years.
For every 100 females
there were 108.2 males.
For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there
were 98.0 males.
The
median income for a
household in the
township was $35,078,
and the median income
for a family was
$35,625. Males had a
median income of $27,813
versus $18,750 for
females. The
per capita income
for the township was
$16,320. About 5.9% of
families and 7.4% of the
population were below
the
poverty line,
including 15.2% of those
under age 18 and 8.3% of
those age 65 or over.
LAKE GEORGE Township has a large lake at its center,
which was thus named by Glazier in 1881 for his brother, a member of his
first expedition to Lake Itasca, in July of that year. A post office in
section 16 began as Yola, in section 5, in 1903, and changed to the
present name in 1933.
