Tenhassen township, Martin County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 32.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.6 sq. mi.
Population: 253 (all rural)
Males: 128 | (50.6%) |
Females: 125 | (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 253 (216 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Tenhassen township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.4%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.0%
- Some other race: 0.8%
Median age of males: 46.1
Median age of females: 47.1
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Average household size: 2.34
Tenhassen township: | 2.3 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.78
Tenhassen township: | $51,865 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $455 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,341 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
: | $98,341 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 7.0% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 4.9% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Tenhassen township: Saint Paul's Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Tenhassen Cemetery (1), Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery (2), Teitje Farm Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Mud Slough (A), Little Tuttle Lake (B), Okamanpeedan Lake (C), Clayton Lake (D), Bright Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Tenhassen township: Ceylon Wayside (1). Display/hide its location on the map
82% of Tenhassen 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, 80% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 160
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 67
- South: 6
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 116
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Tenhassen township with a mortgage: 10 (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 (33%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Construction (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Tenhassen township:
- German (73.3%)
- Norwegian (6.7%)
- Irish (5.0%)
- United States or American (3.9%)
- Danish (2.8%)
- Swedish (2.8%)
- English (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 89 (66%)
- Carpooled: 22 (16%)
- Worked at home: 24 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (6%)
- No fuel used (2%)
97.1% of residents of Tenhassen township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 244- In family households: 206 (69 male householders, 7 female householders)
68 spouses, 58 children (49 natural, 6 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (13 male householders (8 living alone)), 20 female householders (20 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 5 2-persons,
46 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here: | 33.3% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here: | 16.7% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |