Clifton township, Lyon County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 288 (all rural)
| Males: 152 |  (52.8%) |
| Females: 136 |  (47.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 288 (229 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Clifton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.4%
- Black: 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
- Asian: 3.5%
Median age of males: 33.9
Median age of females: 33.8
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Average household size: 3.06
| Clifton township: | 3.1 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.34
| Clifton township: | $49,594 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $526 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $130,354 (it was $82,400 in 2000)
| : | $130,354 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
71% of Clifton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 237
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 33
- South: 0
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
- Mobile homes: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Clifton township with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Construction (15%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Printing and related support activities (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Construction (7%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
- Art and design workers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clifton township:
- German (30.1%)
- Belgian (23.6%)
- Dutch (8.8%)
- Norwegian (7.9%)
- English (5.6%)
- Swedish (5.1%)
- Danish (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 92 (69%)
- Carpooled: 16 (12%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Electricity (13%)
97.2% of residents of Clifton township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 280- In family households: 258 (74 male householders, 6 female householders)
63 spouses, 110 children (104 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (16 male householders (12 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 4 2-persons,
88 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (2 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
| Here: | 36.8% |
| 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% |