Elk township, Nobles County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 284 (all rural)
| Males: 142 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 142 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 284 (225 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Elk township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 1.8%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.78
| Elk township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Elk township: | $49,909 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $505 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,325 (it was $64,500 in 2000)
| : | $103,325 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Elk township: Brethren Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Church of the Brethren Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
91% of Elk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 243
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 52
- South: 2
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 105
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Elk township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
- Construction (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (14%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elk township:
- German (46.7%)
- Dutch (24.5%)
- Swedish (7.0%)
- Norwegian (4.7%)
- United States or American (3.9%)
- English (3.5%)
- Belgian (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 121 (79%)
- Carpooled: 3 (2%)
- Walked: 7 (5%)
- Worked at home: 23 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
97.5% of residents of Elk township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 304- In family households: 288 (84 male householders, 7 female householders)
79 spouses, 111 children (110 natural, 1 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
67 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (5 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |