Berlin township, Steele County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 508 (all rural)
Males: 277 | (54.5%) |
Females: 231 | (45.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 508 (486 owner occupied, 22 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 4% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Berlin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 40.2
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Average household size: 2.69
Berlin township: | 2.7 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
Berlin township: | $56,196 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $644 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,949 (it was $103,400 in 2000)
: | $148,949 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 10.7% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Berlin Cemetery (1), First Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Beaver Lake (A), Lonergan Lake (B), Fosilen Lake (C), Beaver Lake (D), Shea Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Berlin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 431
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 41
- South: 2
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 246
- 3 or 4: 2
- 10 to 19: 2
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $70,000
Housing units in Berlin township with a mortgage: 71 (10 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
- Construction (18%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Other financial specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Berlin township:
- Norwegian (41.3%)
- German (25.2%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- Swedish (6.0%)
- Danish (5.8%)
- Czech (5.1%)
- Polish (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 161 (67%)
- Carpooled: 36 (15%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 36 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (2%)
98.0% of residents of Berlin township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 489- In family households: 446 (136 male householders, 8 female householders)
134 spouses, 146 children (140 natural, 5 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (27 male householders (25 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 2 3-persons,
114 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (10 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 7.7% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here: | 21.1% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |