Brockway township, Stearns County, Minnesota (MN)

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Land area: 47.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 2,551 (7% urban, 93% rural)

Males: 1,346	(52.8%)
Females: 1,205	(47.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,547 (2,392 owner occupied, 155 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	6%
State:	25%

Races in Brockway township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.2%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 34.0
Median age of females: 33.7

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Average household size: 2.95

Brockway township:	3.0 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.32

Estimated median household income in 2008: $66,121 ($54,375 in 1999)

This township:	$66,121
Minnesota:	$57,288

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $473 (lower quartile is $452, upper quartile is $500)

Here:	$473
State:	$665

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $237,305 (it was $123,300 in 2000)

Brockway township:	$237,305
Minnesota:	$213,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $171,135 - $322,208

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $266,363
Here: $266,363
State: $263,524

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $29,874
Here: $29,874
State: $198,256

Mobile homes: $45,882
Here: $45,882
State: $34,666

Population density: 53 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	2.7%
Whole state:	3.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 16 (100% naturalized citizens)

Brockway township:	0.6%
State:	5.3%

71% of Brockway township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Minnesota.

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

This state: 2273
Northeast: 47
Midwest: 134
South: 10
West: 79

Brockway township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 810
Two: 10
5 to 9: 10
10 to 19: 28
Mobile homes: 43

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,900

Housing units in Brockway township with a mortgage: 370 (37 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 140

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 26
1995 to 1998: 83
1990 to 1994: 128
1980 to 1989: 145
1970 to 1979: 247
1960 to 1969: 81
1950 to 1959: 33
1940 to 1949: 38
1939 or earlier: 120

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brockway township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 54 5 rooms: 140 6 rooms: 139 7 rooms: 126 8 rooms: 134 9 or more rooms: 183

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brockway township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 12 6 rooms: 4 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brockway township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 124 3 bedrooms: 375 4 bedrooms: 220 5 or more bedrooms: 57

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brockway township:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 29 3 bedrooms: 25 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Brockway township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 90 2 vehicles: 424 3 vehicles: 187 4 vehicles: 47 5 or more vehicles: 44

Cars and other vehicles available in Brockway township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 41 2 vehicles: 17 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Paper (6%)
Health care (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (15%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Brockway township:

German (48.6%)
Polish (20.3%)
Norwegian (6.5%)
Irish (3.5%)
Swedish (3.5%)
Slovene (2.4%)
United States or American (2.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Russia (25%)
India (25%)
Canada (25%)
Germany (13%)
Philippines (13%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,115 (81%)
Carpooled: 133 (10%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 28 (2%)
Worked at home: 92 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Wood (13%) Electricity (13%)

4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

97.2% of residents of Brockway township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (6% speak English very well, 71% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,569

In family households: 2,371 (591 male householders, 122 female householders)
620 spouses, 998 children (935 natural, 25 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 2 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 198 (123 male householders (100 living alone)), 39 female householders (31 living alone)), 36 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 227 2-persons, 168 3-persons, 181 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 131 1-person, 29 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

698 married couples with children.
85 single-parent households (50 men, 35 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27

Here:	7.7%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	1.4%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	18.9%
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 Brockway township:

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