Turtle River township, Beltrami County, Minnesota (MN)

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Turtle River township, MN map Land area: 31.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,098 (all rural)

Males: 582	(53.0%)
Females: 516	(47.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,086 (1,016 owner occupied, 70 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	6%
State:	25%

Races in Turtle River township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.2%
Asian: 1.3%
Two or more races: 1.3%

Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 38.5

Average houshold size: 2.76
Average family size: 3.09

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Population density: 35 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.2%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.2%
Whole state:	3.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Lakes: Big Bass Lake, Turtle River Lake, Long Lake, Little Bass Lake, Gallager Lake.

Number of foreign born residents: 28 (54% naturalized citizens)

Turtle River township:	2.6%
State:	5.3%

71% of Turtle River 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, 65% lived in Minnesota.

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

This state: 787
Northeast: 8
Midwest: 214
South: 35
West: 50

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $129,200

Turtle River township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 445
Two: 2
10 to 19: 8
Mobile homes: 71

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,000

Housing units in Turtle River township with a mortgage: 144 (18 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 67
1990 to 1994: 50
1980 to 1989: 106
1970 to 1979: 128
1960 to 1969: 73
1950 to 1959: 17
1940 to 1949: 32
1939 or earlier: 42

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Turtle River township, Minnesota:

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 16
4 rooms: 34
5 rooms: 74
6 rooms: 64
7 rooms: 52
8 rooms: 48
9 or more rooms: 72

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Turtle River township, Minnesota:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 6
4 rooms: 13
5 rooms: 0
6 rooms: 3
7 rooms: 0
8 rooms: 1
9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Turtle River township:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 101
3 bedrooms: 145
4 bedrooms: 68
5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Turtle River township:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 16
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Turtle River township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 4
1 vehicle: 68
2 vehicles: 181
3 vehicles: 81
4 vehicles: 21
5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Turtle River township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 17
2 vehicles: 16
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (15%)
Public administration (10%)
Construction (10%)
Wood products (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (25%)
Health care (19%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Wood products (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Turtle River township:

German (26.9%)
Norwegian (22.8%)
Irish (8.6%)
Swedish (5.7%)
English (4.4%)
United States or American (3.8%)
French (except Basque) (2.2%)

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (39%)
Laos (29%)
Germany (21%)
Romania (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 443 (79%)
Carpooled: 77 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Walked: 11 (2%)
Worked at home: 24 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Wood (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Other fuel (1%)

12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

95.2% of residents of Turtle River township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,116

In family households: 988 (272 male householders, 35 female householders)
284 spouses, 362 children (334 natural, 16 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 128 (63 male householders (49 living alone)), 28 female householders (19 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 126 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 16 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

252 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (23 men, 18 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	6.3%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1

Here:	1.1%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Minnesota:	24.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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