Erdahl Township, Grant County, Minnesota

Erdahl Township is a township in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 343 at the 2000 census.

History
Erdahl Township was organized in 1877, and supposedly named after "a district in Norway".

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 sqmi, of which 33.9 sqmi is land and 2.0 sqmi (5.66%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 343 people, 132 households, and 107 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.1 PD/sqmi. There were 186 housing units at an average density of 5.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 99.13% White, 0.29% Native American, and 0.58% from two or more races.

There were 132 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $40,208. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $30,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,959. About 9.5% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.