Skelton township, Carlton County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 372 (all rural)
Males: 195 | (52.4%) |
Females: 177 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 372 (355 owner occupied, 17 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 5% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Skelton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.91
Skelton township: | 2.9 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
Skelton township: | $53,241 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $597 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $152,400 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
: | $152,400 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 35.3% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 16.9% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Reservoir: Ninefeldt Pool (A). Display/hide its location on the map
River: West Fork Moose Horn River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Skelton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% 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: 304
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 153
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $123,200
Housing units in Skelton township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Private households (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Food (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (39%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (19%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (19%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Skelton township:
- German (38.7%)
- English (22.3%)
- European (17.0%)
- United States or American (10.3%)
- Swiss (3.2%)
- Norwegian (2.1%)
- Canadian (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 79 (54%)
- Carpooled: 15 (10%)
- Walked: 7 (5%)
- Worked at home: 46 (31%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (10%)
98.3% of residents of Skelton township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 327- In family households: 290 (80 male householders, 14 female householders)
69 spouses, 122 children (114 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (26 male householders (20 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 18 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 6 3-persons,
89 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (6 men, 2 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% |