Sago township, Itasca County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 205 (all rural)
| Males: 107 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 98 |  (47.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 205 (190 owner occupied, 15 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Sago township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.66
| Sago township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Sago township: | $46,634 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $543 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $145,882 (it was $79,100 in 2000)
| : | $145,882 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Swan River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Sago Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Austin Lake (A), Spot Lake (B), Roothouse Lake (C), Reed Lake (D), McGuire Lake (E), Culp Lake (F), Bog Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Bruce Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Sago township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 198
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 32
- South: 10
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 83
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,800
Housing units in Sago township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Paper (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Gasoline stations (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
- Health care (11%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other transportation workers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (19%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Waiters and waitresses (11%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sago township:
- German (35.3%)
- Polish (9.5%)
- United States or American (9.5%)
- English (8.5%)
- Swedish (7.5%)
- Finnish (6.5%)
- Irish (5.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 79 (78%)
- Carpooled: 15 (15%)
- Worked at home: 7 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Wood (22%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
97.9% of residents of Sago township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 243- In family households: 223 (64 male householders, 4 female householders)
64 spouses, 88 children (86 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (11 male householders (5 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 6 2-persons,
49 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 4.9% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |