▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁$ 4 4 , 8 5 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 5 2 , 7 6 8 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 4 2 , 4 2 6 ▁versus ▁$ 2 1 , 7 8 6 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁$ 2 1 , 5 7 0 . ▁ ▁About ▁ 2 . 0 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 4 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 4 . 2 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 8 . 8 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁B alk an ▁Township ▁official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁Category : M ining ▁communities ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁Category : S lo ven e - American ▁culture ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁Minnesota <0x0A> </s> ▁Pat ric ia ▁R . ▁Mil ne ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 7 / 4 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Oregon . ▁A ▁Republican , ▁she ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Oregon ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Mar ion ▁County ▁Commission er ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1