Bergen township, McLeod County, Minnesota (MN)

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Bergen township, MN map Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 881 (all rural)

Males: 485	(55.1%)
Females: 396	(44.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 881 (819 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	25%

Races in Bergen township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%

Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 36.4

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Average household size: 2.97

Bergen township:	3.0 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.29

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,737 ($20,885 in 1999)

This township:	$24,737
Minnesota:	$55,802

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $330 (lower quartile is $273, upper quartile is $356)

Here:	$330
State:	$645

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,667 (it was $51,300 in 2000)

Bergen township:	$99,667
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $23,968 - $153,162

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $165,312
Here: $165,312
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $44,304
Here: $44,304
State: $220,268

Mobile homes: $34,543
Here: $34,543
State: $34,666

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $94,976

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	22.7%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	8.5%
Whole state:	3.2%

Cities in this township include: Lester Prairie.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Bergan Township Cemetery, Saint Peter Cemetery, Saint Paul Cemetery, Lester Prairie City Cemetery, Church of God Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)

Bergen township:	0.1%
State:	5.3%

54% of Bergen township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 388
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 97
South: 154
West: 62

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,000

Bergen township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 256
One, attached: 5
Mobile homes: 109
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000

Housing units in Bergen township with a mortgage: 56 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 56
1990 to 1994: 30
1980 to 1989: 49
1970 to 1979: 59
1960 to 1969: 29
1950 to 1959: 13
1940 to 1949: 44
1939 or earlier: 83

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bergen township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 31 5 rooms: 125 6 rooms: 48 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 22

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bergen township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 16 5 rooms: 14 6 rooms: 10 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bergen township:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 90 3 bedrooms: 130 4 bedrooms: 22 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bergen township:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 24 3 bedrooms: 22 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Bergen township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 21 1 vehicle: 58 2 vehicles: 113 3 vehicles: 63 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Bergen township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 26 2 vehicles: 11 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (8%)
Wood products (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Apparel (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bergen township:

United States or American (23.6%)
English (18.7%)
German (16.1%)
Irish (14.1%)
Swedish (2.7%)
Scotch-Irish (1.7%)
Norwegian (1.0%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 211 (74%)
Carpooled: 30 (11%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 11 (4%)
Other means: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 29 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%) Wood (25%) Electricity (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

99.1% of residents of Bergen township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 713

In family households: 629 (178 male householders, 46 female householders)
189 spouses, 182 children (160 natural, 3 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 2 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 84 (30 male householders (26 living alone)), 47 female householders (45 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 111 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 4 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

219 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (22 men, 4 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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: 3

Here:	13.0%
Minnesota:	24.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bergen township:

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