West Newton township, Nicollet County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 37.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 517 (all rural)
Males: 261 | (50.5%) |
Females: 256 | (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 517 (492 owner occupied, 25 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 5% |
State: | 25% |
Races in West Newton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Black: 0.2%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.87
West Newton township: | 2.9 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.27
West Newton township: | $57,064 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $688 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $162,751 (it was $110,700 in 2000)
: | $162,751 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $185,324
Here: $185,324 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $181,780
Here: $181,780 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $132,905
Here: $132,905 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,163
Here: $148,163 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $61,316
Here: $61,316 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $37,056
Here: $37,056 State: $45,753
Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 4.6% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: West Newton Cemetery (1), Saint George Catholic Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Rieke Marsh (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Eightmile Creek (A), Little Rock Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of West Newton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 483
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 30
- South: 0
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 177
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in West Newton township with a mortgage: 51 (3 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Construction (9%)
- Food (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (32%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Newton township:
- German (77.0%)
- United States or American (7.2%)
- Norwegian (5.1%)
- Irish (3.4%)
- Czech (2.3%)
- Swedish (1.5%)
- English (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 210 (68%)
- Carpooled: 24 (8%)
- Walked: 11 (4%)
- Worked at home: 65 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (1%)
95.3% of residents of West Newton township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 522- In family households: 485 (135 male householders, 9 female householders)
134 spouses, 189 children (184 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 3 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (23 male householders (21 living alone)), 10 female householders (8 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 4 2-persons,
139 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (3 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
Here: | 40.3% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
Here: | 29.3% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |