Van Buren township, St. Louis County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 175 (all rural)
| Males: 98 |  (56.0%) |
| Females: 77 |  (44.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 175 (164 owner occupied, 11 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Van Buren township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.6%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.65
| Van Buren township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Van Buren township: | $45,895 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $593 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $136,300 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
| : | $136,300 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $172,981
Here: $172,981 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $226,157
Here: $226,157 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $92,266
Here: $92,266 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,363
Here: $102,363 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,286
Here: $188,286 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $51,531
Here: $51,531 State: $45,753
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $135,958
Here: $135,958 State: $63,954
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 16.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 9.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Forest Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
River: Whiteface River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Van Buren township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 127
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 7
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 80
- Mobile homes: 13
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 6 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Construction (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (10%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- U. S. Postal service (14%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
- German (30.3%)
- Finnish (27.1%)
- Polish (7.7%)
- Scottish (6.5%)
- Swedish (5.8%)
- French (except Basque) (5.2%)
- Dutch (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 53 (60%)
- Carpooled: 24 (27%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 5 (6%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 4 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Wood (24%)
- Electricity (5%)
97.3% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 161- In family households: 139 (40 male householders, 5 female householders)
38 spouses, 51 children (48 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (15 male householders (13 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 11 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 2 2-persons,
33 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 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: 1
| Here: | 12.5% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |