Hill River township, Polk County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population: 162 (all rural)
| Males: 81 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 81 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 162 (147 owner occupied, 15 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Hill River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Two or more races: 3.1%
Median age of males: 45.0
Median age of females: 46.3
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Average household size: 2.42
| Hill River township: | 2.4 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.75
| Hill River 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: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Hill River township include: Asphult Church (A), Vernes Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mamre Cemetery (1), Vernes Lutheran Cemetery (2), Asphult Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Twentyeight Lake (A), Syverson Lake (B), Store Lake (C), Sorby Lake (D), Shay Lake (E), Munter Lake (F), Jeppson Lake (G), Hougom Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Hill River township: Enerson State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
83% of Hill River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 168
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 0
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 72
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,200
Housing units in Hill River township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
- Construction (5%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Food (23%)
- Health care (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Food and beverage stores (15%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Financial managers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hill River township:
- Norwegian (82.3%)
- Russian (4.7%)
- German (4.2%)
- Ukrainian (2.6%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- Scandinavian (2.1%)
- Danish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 68 (71%)
- Carpooled: 3 (3%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 21 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (41%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Other fuel (4%)
92.6% of residents of Hill River township speak English at home.
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 194- In family households: 185 (60 male householders, 8 female householders)
58 spouses, 54 children (49 natural, 2 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person,
32 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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% |