Barsness township, Pope County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population: 138 (all rural)
| Males: 75 |  (54.3%) |
| Females: 63 |  (45.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 138 (121 owner occupied, 17 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Barsness township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.76
| Barsness township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.21
| Barsness township: | $53,108 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $510 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $141,856 (it was $79,900 in 2000)
| : | $141,856 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Barsness township: Barsness Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Barsness Lutheran Cemetery (1), Lake Ben Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Lake Ben (A), Steenerson Lake (B), Nelson Lake (C), Lake Mary (D), Lake Jennum (E), Hoff Lake (F), Helle Lake (G), Gilbertson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
85% of Barsness township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 109
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 63
Housing units in Barsness township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Construction (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Barsness township:
- Norwegian (33.6%)
- German (32.7%)
- United States or American (19.1%)
- French (except Basque) (5.5%)
- Dutch (3.6%)
- Danish (1.8%)
- English (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 62 (78%)
- Walked: 4 (5%)
- Worked at home: 13 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (8%)
93.9% of residents of Barsness township speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 118- In family households: 104 (33 male householders, 3 female householders)
35 spouses, 33 children (33 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
31 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 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% |