Stark township, Brown County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 384 (all rural)
| Males: 200 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 184 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 384 (337 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Stark township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.3%
Median age of males: 35.6
Median age of females: 33.5
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Average household size: 2.80
| Stark township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.35
| Stark township: | $50,724 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $485 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $116,840 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
| : | $116,840 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes: Bachelor Lake (A), Zanders Lake (B), Gilman Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
88% of Stark township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 408
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 142
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Stark township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (47%)
- Construction (14%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Food (3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Printing and related support activities (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (34%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Stark township:
- German (84.6%)
- United States or American (6.4%)
- Czech (3.8%)
- Norwegian (1.7%)
- Polish (1.5%)
- Irish (0.9%)
- Danish (0.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 128 (62%)
- Carpooled: 19 (9%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 52 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Wood (5%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
95.0% of residents of Stark township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (17% speak English very well, 83% speak English not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 420- In family households: 389 (111 male householders, 1 female householders)
96 spouses, 172 children (166 natural, 3 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (20 male householders (18 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 2 2-persons,
104 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (10 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
| Here: | 44.2% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
| Here: | 59.4% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |