Oshawa township, Nicollet County, Minnesota (MN)

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Oshawa township, MN map Land area: 29.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 525 (11% urban, 89% rural)

Males: 269	(51.2%)
Females: 256	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 468 (441 owner occupied, 27 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	6%
State:	25%

Races in Oshawa township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.8%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 37.8

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Average household size: 2.75

Oshawa township:	2.8 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.18

Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,282 ($54,271 in 1999)

This township:	$64,282
Minnesota:	$55,802

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $588 (lower quartile is $305, upper quartile is $1,939)

Here:	$588
State:	$645

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $287,397 (it was $148,000 in 2000)

Oshawa township:	$287,397
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $205,757 - $379,368

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $346,781
Here: $346,781
State: $270,059

Mobile homes: $21,250
Here: $21,250
State: $34,666

Population density: 18 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	2.9%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This township:	2.1%
Whole state:	3.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery.

Reservoir: State Hospital Pond.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Oshawa township:	0.4%
State:	5.3%

68% of Oshawa township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Minnesota.

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

This state: 466
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 54
South: 4
West: 12

Oshawa township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

57 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 176
50 or more: 4
Mobile homes: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500

Housing units in Oshawa township with a mortgage: 68 (2 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 13
1980 to 1989: 7
1970 to 1979: 18
1960 to 1969: 33
1950 to 1959: 9
1940 to 1949: 5
1939 or earlier: 72

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oshawa township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 8 5 rooms: 20 6 rooms: 19 7 rooms: 27 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 56

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oshawa township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 25 3 bedrooms: 74 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 22

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

Cars and other vehicles available in Oshawa township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 3 1 vehicle: 25 2 vehicles: 81 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Oshawa township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 4 2 vehicles: 6 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (9%)
Health care (9%)
Food (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (32%)
Health care (19%)
Public administration (11%)
Printing and related support activities (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Life and physical scientists (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Customer service representatives (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Oshawa township:

German (46.4%)
Norwegian (12.4%)
Swedish (9.6%)
Irish (8.2%)
English (4.6%)
Finnish (3.6%)
French (except Basque) (2.6%)

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

Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 231 (77%)
Carpooled: 17 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Bicycle: 6 (2%)
Walked: 21 (7%)
Worked at home: 24 (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Utility gas (7%) Electricity (7%) Wood (2%)

57 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

96.4% of residents of Oshawa township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 486

In family households: 443 (121 male householders, 17 female householders)
132 spouses, 161 children (154 natural, 5 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 43 (19 male householders (17 living alone)), 16 female householders (14 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 57 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

121 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (7 men, 6 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	13.9%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	5.9%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64

Here:	94.1%
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 Oshawa township:

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