Goodhue township, Goodhue County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 530 (all rural)
Males: 283 | (53.4%) |
Females: 247 | (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 530 (458 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Goodhue township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 33.0
Median age of females: 34.3
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Average household size: 3.06
Goodhue township: | 3.1 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.37
Goodhue township: | $57,828 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $596 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $174,253 (it was $119,300 in 2000)
: | $174,253 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Goodhue.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Timms Dairy Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Goodhue township include: Zion Church (A), Grace Church (B), Saint John's Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint John's German Lutheran Cemetery (1), Goodhue Presbyterian Cemetery (2), Zion Cemetery (3), Grace Cemetery (4), Swedish Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Goodhue township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 432
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 40
- South: 11
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 157
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $57,000
Housing units in Goodhue township with a mortgage: 36 (0 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Construction (13%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Health care (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Goodhue township:
- German (68.4%)
- Norwegian (12.4%)
- Irish (8.4%)
- Swedish (3.1%)
- Finnish (1.9%)
- United States or American (1.7%)
- English (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 209 (67%)
- Carpooled: 19 (6%)
- Walked: 9 (3%)
- Worked at home: 76 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Electricity (2%)
93.6% of residents of Goodhue township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English not well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 487- In family households: 445 (129 male householders, 10 female householders)
133 spouses, 162 children (151 natural, 7 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (21 male householders (13 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
154 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (8 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here: | 13.2% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here: | 10.2% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |