Custer township, Lyon County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 220 (all rural)
Males: 112 | (50.9%) |
Females: 108 | (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 220 (190 owner occupied, 30 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Custer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.5%
Median age of males: 43.4
Median age of females: 43.8
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Average household size: 2.50
Custer township: | 2.5 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.78
Custer township: | $49,594 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $526 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $130,354 (it was $82,400 in 2000)
: | $130,354 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 11.1% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 5.6% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Garvin.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Bethel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Long Lake (A), Lake of the Hill (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Custer township: Garvin State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Custer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 163
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 7
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 91
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Custer township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (46%)
- Food (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Construction (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Food (13%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Other direct selling establishments (9%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Custer township:
- German (36.6%)
- Norwegian (18.9%)
- Belgian (9.8%)
- Swedish (7.3%)
- Irish (6.1%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
- United States or American (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 95 (76%)
- Carpooled: 7 (6%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 19 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Electricity (14%)
94.7% of residents of Custer township speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 198- In family households: 177 (60 male householders, 2 female householders)
64 spouses, 48 children (46 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
44 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 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: 2
Here: | 40.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |