Grand Forks township, Polk County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 14.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 231 (all rural)
| Males: 127 |  (55.0%) |
| Females: 104 |  (45.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 231 (214 owner occupied, 17 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Grand Forks township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.85
| Grand Forks township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.27
| Grand Forks township: | $52,139 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $527 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,782 (it was $72,700 in 2000)
| : | $122,782 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Grand Forks township: Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: South Bethany Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Grand Forks township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 44
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 144
- South: 6
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 69
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $80,000
Housing units in Grand Forks township with a mortgage: 26 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Construction (14%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (28%)
- Social assistance (19%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (13%)
- Construction (6%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Construction laborers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grand Forks township:
- Norwegian (55.7%)
- German (14.8%)
- Polish (5.5%)
- French (except Basque) (4.9%)
- Icelander (3.3%)
- Swedish (3.3%)
- Czech (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 69 (77%)
- Carpooled: 4 (4%)
- Walked: 5 (6%)
- Worked at home: 12 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (30%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
99.0% of residents of Grand Forks township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 202- In family households: 183 (52 male householders, 6 female householders)
49 spouses, 63 children (51 natural, 7 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (11 male householders (9 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 29 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 2 2-persons,
50 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 9.7% |
| 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% |