Welch township, Goodhue County, Minnesota (MN)

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Welch township, MN map Land area: 39.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.4 sq. mi.
Population: 697 (all rural)

Males: 370	(53.1%)
Females: 327	(46.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 694 (596 owner occupied, 98 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	25%

Races in Welch township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.3%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 40.1

Average houshold size: 2.79
Average family size: 3.13

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Population density: 18 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.6%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This township:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Welch township include: Welch Church, Cross of Christ Church.

Cemeteries: Prairie Island Cemetery, Welch Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (78% naturalized citizens)

Welch township:	1.3%
State:	5.3%

72% of Welch township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Minnesota.

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

This state: 587
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 74
South: 20
West: 7

Welch township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 220
Two: 9
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 7
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 22

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Welch township with a mortgage: 43 (5 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 25
1990 to 1994: 18
1980 to 1989: 42
1970 to 1979: 65
1960 to 1969: 12
1950 to 1959: 11
1940 to 1949: 4
1939 or earlier: 84

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Welch township, Minnesota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 1
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 10
5 rooms: 22
6 rooms: 45
7 rooms: 44
8 rooms: 22
9 or more rooms: 56

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Welch township, Minnesota:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Welch township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 5
2 bedrooms: 23
3 bedrooms: 97
4 bedrooms: 69
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Welch township:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 10
2 bedrooms: 16
3 bedrooms: 11
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 2
1 vehicle: 17
2 vehicles: 96
3 vehicles: 63
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 11

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 11
2 vehicles: 22
3 vehicles: 16
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Utilities (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Leather and allied products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Leather and allied products (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Engineers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Waiters and waitresses (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Welch township:

German (34.0%)
Norwegian (18.9%)
Swedish (18.6%)
United States or American (5.7%)
Irish (4.4%)
Dutch (2.9%)
English (2.9%)

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

Germany (78%)
India (22%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 301 (80%)
Carpooled: 36 (10%)
Walked: 2 (1%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 33 (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
Electricity (6%)
Wood (6%)
Utility gas (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

97.9% of residents of Welch township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 696

In family households: 638 (185 male householders, 10 female householders)
186 spouses, 215 children (207 natural, 4 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 58 (33 male householders (26 living alone)), 16 female householders (15 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 8 2-persons.

138 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (7 men, 8 women).

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

Here:	1.5%
Minnesota:	11.7%

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

Here:	6.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	12.5%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Welch township:

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