Ash Lake township, Lincoln County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 177 (all rural)
Males: 95 | (53.7%) |
Females: 82 | (46.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 177 (154 owner occupied, 23 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Ash Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 46.3
Median age of females: 45.0
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Average household size: 2.46
Ash Lake township: | 2.5 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
Ash Lake township: | $48,554 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $361 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,526 (it was $51,300 in 2000)
: | $82,526 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 30.9% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: West Elim Cemetery (1), East Elim Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Ash Lake (A), Herschberger Slough (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Ash Lake township include: Muskrat Junction State Wildlife Management A (1), Ash Lake State Wildlife Management Area (2), Chain-O-Sloughs State Wildlife Management (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Ash Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 149
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 29
- South: 3
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Ash Lake township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Construction (22%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ash Lake township:
- German (54.5%)
- Polish (19.8%)
- Swedish (7.8%)
- Belgian (6.6%)
- Norwegian (3.6%)
- Danish (3.0%)
- Irish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 47 (62%)
- Carpooled: 7 (9%)
- Worked at home: 22 (29%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (8%)
98.3% of residents of Ash Lake township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 181- In family households: 164 (44 male householders, 8 female householders)
44 spouses, 66 children (66 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (11 male householders (9 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 2 2-persons,
35 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |