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Spring Prairie township, Clay County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Spring Prairie township:

1.9%
Whole state:

5.3%

82% of Spring Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 191
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 147
  • South: 2
  • West: 3

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Spring Prairie township, MN map Spring Prairie township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $81,000


Housing units in Spring Prairie township with a mortgage: 22 (3 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 8
  • 1990 to 1994: 7
  • 1980 to 1989: 22
  • 1970 to 1979: 27
  • 1960 to 1969: 6
  • 1950 to 1959: 8
  • 1940 to 1949: 9
  • 1939 or earlier: 18

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spring Prairie township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 14
  • 5 rooms: 14
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 21
  • 8 rooms: 12
  • 9 or more rooms: 9

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spring Prairie township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 1
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 6
  • 8 rooms: 4
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Spring Prairie township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 20
  • 3 bedrooms: 34
  • 4 bedrooms: 15
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spring Prairie township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 1
  • 3 bedrooms: 5
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Spring Prairie township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 6
  • 2 vehicles: 36
  • 3 vehicles: 20
  • 4 vehicles: 10
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Spring Prairie township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 3
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 0
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
  • Construction (17%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Rail transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
  • Finance and insurance (17%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (9%)
  • Electricians (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Communications equipment operators (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Spring Prairie township:

  • German (52.2%)
  • Norwegian (26.6%)
  • Swedish (6.3%)
  • French Canadian (3.7%)
  • Pennsylvania German (2.7%)
  • United States or American (2.7%)
  • English (2.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Sweden (43%)
  • Colombia (29%)
  • Canada (29%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Coal or coke (20%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • No fuel used (8%)
  • Wood (2%)

60.2% of residents of Spring Prairie township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
37.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (15% speak English very well, 69% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 350

Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,

119 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 men, 0 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here:

12.8%
Minnesota:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

17.6%
Minnesota:

6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:

38.5%
Minnesota:

24.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Spring Prairie township:

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