East Chain township, Martin County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 345 (all rural)
Males: 185 | (53.6%) |
Females: 160 | (46.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 345 (227 owner occupied, 118 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 34% |
State: | 25% |
Races in East Chain township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Asian: 0.3%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.72
East Chain township: | 2.7 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
East Chain township: | $51,865 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $455 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,341 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
: | $98,341 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 6.3% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in East Chain township include: East Chain Church (A), Evangelical Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Calkins Farm Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: East Chain Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in East Chain township: East Chain State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
88% of East Chain township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% 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: 301
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 38
- South: 4
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 133
Housing units in East Chain township with a mortgage: 26 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (42%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Construction (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (34%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Secondary school teachers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Bus drivers (4%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in East Chain township:
- German (32.0%)
- Swedish (20.1%)
- Norwegian (16.4%)
- Irish (8.2%)
- English (7.4%)
- Polish (6.7%)
- Danish (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 131 (71%)
- Carpooled: 22 (12%)
- Walked: 7 (4%)
- Other means: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 20 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
98.5% of residents of East Chain township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 351- In family households: 329 (95 male householders, 9 female householders)
101 spouses, 122 children (121 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person,
85 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (2 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 4.4% |
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% |