Granite Ledge township, Benton County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 685 (all rural)
| Males: 364 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 321 |  (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 685 (655 owner occupied, 30 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 4% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Granite Ledge township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 35.2
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Average household size: 2.99
| Granite Ledge township: | 3.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.29
| Granite Ledge township: | $54,111 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $621 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $151,633 (it was $99,300 in 2000)
| : | $151,633 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Rum River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stony Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Granite Ledge township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 681
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 114
- South: 60
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $104,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 289
- Mobile homes: 52
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Granite Ledge township with a mortgage: 104 (27 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63
- Nonmetallic mineral products (12%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Construction (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Health care (15%)
- Construction (9%)
- Food (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Granite Ledge township:
- German (43.2%)
- French (except Basque) (8.3%)
- Scottish (7.5%)
- Welsh (6.5%)
- United States or American (5.7%)
- English (5.1%)
- Irish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 305 (75%)
- Carpooled: 56 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Walked: 12 (3%)
- Worked at home: 26 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (2%)
97.4% of residents of Granite Ledge township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 882- In family households: 779 (210 male householders, 34 female householders)
201 spouses, 293 children (258 natural, 7 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 5 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 103 (42 male householders (30 living alone)), 34 female householders (29 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 108 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 15 2-persons, 2 6-persons,
155 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (14 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 10.9% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
| Here: | 47.1% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
| Here: | 55.8% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |