Guide to Waskish Minnesota

Waskish (township)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

138

133

111

116

4.50

Land Area (sq. mile)

68.2

71.6

65.0

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

2.02

1.86

1.71

1.78

0.08

4.50

Housing Units

161

292

162

313

151

93.21

Households

17.31

Persons Per Household

2.61

2.13

1.90

1.87

-0.23

-10.99

Waskish Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota. State Highway 72 is the primary arterial in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 72.0 square miles (186.5 km²), of which 65.0 square miles (168.4 km²) is land and 7.0 square miles (18.1 km²) (9.69%) is water. The elevation is 1,184 ft (361 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 116 people, 61 households, and 35 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.8 people per square mile (0.7/km²). There were 313 housing units at an average density of 4.8/sq mi (1.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.69% White, 2.59% African American, 0.86% Native American, and 0.86% from two or more races.

There were 61 households out of which 9.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 2.49.

In the township the population was spread out with 10.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 12.9% from 25 to 44, 44.0% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females there were 123.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $29,750. Males had a median income of $17,813 versus $52,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,489. There were 12.8% of families and 26.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 77.8% of under eighteens and 5.7% of those over 64.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Waskish, a community in Washkish Township, section 8; the post office was established in 1910, with Frank Lyons as first postmaster; Lyons erected the first building in 1902, a small log cabin that was a store, home, and eventually the post office, and he named the site Wahwaushkayshe, shortened to Washkish, and again to Waskish. This was a popular summer fishing area; the entire townsite was purchased by the state in 1934 because the Department of Conservation needed a portion of land where the Tamarack River empties into the lake for the purpose of netting pike and stripping spawn when the fish start their spring run.

Lake Name

Size
(acres)

Lake info

Lake Map

Rec Map

Topo Map

Upper Red

119,272

n/a

Waskish Minnesota Community Guide