Sandnes township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 197 (all rural)
| Males: 104 |  (52.8%) |
| Females: 93 |  (47.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 197 (174 owner occupied, 23 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Sandnes township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.4%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.5%
- Hispanic or Latino: 3.6%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.5%
Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.86
| Sandnes township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.33
| Sandnes township: | $53,270 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,548 (it was $60,900 in 2000)
| : | $93,548 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Hanley Falls.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: West Cemetery (1), East Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Spring Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
92% of Sandnes township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 183
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 0
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 71
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $137,500
Housing units in Sandnes township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Construction (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Warehousing and storage (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Finance and insurance (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Health care (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sandnes township:
- German (37.1%)
- Norwegian (29.6%)
- French (except Basque) (9.1%)
- Swedish (6.5%)
- Irish (5.4%)
- Belgian (3.8%)
- United States or American (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 81 (66%)
- Carpooled: 6 (5%)
- Walked: 8 (7%)
- Worked at home: 27 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Utility gas (4%)
99.0% of residents of Sandnes 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: 206- In family households: 190 (51 male householders, 5 female householders)
53 spouses, 77 children (71 natural, 2 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
57 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 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: 5
| Here: | 35.7% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |