Fairfax Township, Polk County, Minnesota
| Fairfax Township, Minnesota | |
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| Township | |
 Fairfax Township, Minnesota
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| Coordinates: 47°43′26″N 96°33′44″W / 47.72389°N 96.56222°WCoordinates: 47°43′26″N 96°33′44″W / 47.72389°N 96.56222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 213 |
| • Density | 5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 27-20204 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664128 |
Fairfax Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 213 at the 2000 census.
Fairfax Township was organized in 1879.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km2), all of it land.
U.S. Highway 2; and Minnesota Highways 9 and 102 are three of the main routes in the community.
As of the census of 2000, there were 213 people, 74 households, and 54 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.9 people per square mile (2.3/km²). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 2.1/sq mi (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.12% White, 0.47% Native American, 0.94% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 74 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.09.
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