Marshan township, Dakota County, Minnesota (MN)

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Land area: 34.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,263 (all rural)

Males: 647	(51.2%)
Females: 616	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,255 (1,134 owner occupied, 121 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	25%

Races in Marshan township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 34.9

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Average household size: 3.11

Marshan township:	3.1 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.27

Estimated median household income in 2008: $75,601 ($62,171 in 1999)

This township:	$75,601
Minnesota:	$57,288

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $546 (lower quartile is $441, upper quartile is $671)

Here:	$546
State:	$665

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $403,050 (it was $208,100 in 2000)

Marshan township:	$403,050
Minnesota:	$213,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $290,421 - $521,730

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $426,455
Here: $426,455
State: $263,524

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,443
Here: $196,443
State: $212,570

Population density: 37 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	6.6%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This township:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 22 (55% naturalized citizens)

Marshan township:	1.7%
State:	5.3%

68% of Marshan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Minnesota.

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

This state: 1110
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 122
South: 4
West: 23

Marshan 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: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

6 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 374
One, attached: 5
Two: 4
3 or 4: 23

Housing units in Marshan township with a mortgage: 174 (23 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 39
1990 to 1994: 38
1980 to 1989: 58
1970 to 1979: 138
1960 to 1969: 53
1950 to 1959: 28
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 39

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marshan township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 47 6 rooms: 74 7 rooms: 48 8 rooms: 68 9 or more rooms: 120

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshan township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 15 5 rooms: 4 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marshan township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 18 3 bedrooms: 180 4 bedrooms: 127 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshan township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 27 3 bedrooms: 4 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Marshan township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 3 1 vehicle: 40 2 vehicles: 184 3 vehicles: 51 4 vehicles: 64 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Marshan township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 13 2 vehicles: 20 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Health care (5%)
Paper (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Paper (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Business operations specialists (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Marshan township:

German (51.7%)
Norwegian (9.0%)
Irish (8.7%)
Swedish (7.0%)
United States or American (5.2%)
French Canadian (3.1%)
Finnish (2.4%)

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

Other Eastern Europe (32%)
Germany (23%)
Japan (23%)
Israel (23%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 478 (78%)
Carpooled: 60 (10%)
Walked: 27 (4%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 40 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%) Utility gas (39%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Electricity (8%) Wood (1%)

6 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

96.3% of residents of Marshan township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,280

In family households: 1,187 (320 male householders, 20 female householders)
299 spouses, 475 children (449 natural, 7 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 93 (61 male householders (51 living alone)), 12 female householders (7 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 116 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 58 1-person, 10 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

310 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (20 men, 19 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31

Here:	13.5%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	3.8%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	8.6%
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 Marshan township:

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