Bear Park township, Norman County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 209 (all rural)
| Males: 102 |  (48.8%) |
| Females: 107 |  (51.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 209 (183 owner occupied, 26 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Bear Park township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.4%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 36.4
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Average household size: 2.52
| Bear Park township: | 2.5 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Bear Park township: | $46,046 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $369 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,513 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
| : | $80,513 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 17.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Norman Lutheran Cemetery (1), Faaberg Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery (2), Zion Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Bear Park township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 145
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 27
- South: 0
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 84
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000
Housing units in Bear Park township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (52%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Construction (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Secondary school teachers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Top executives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bear Park township:
- Norwegian (69.5%)
- French (except Basque) (8.5%)
- German (6.8%)
- Dutch (5.1%)
- English (4.5%)
- Swedish (2.3%)
- Austrian (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 69 (73%)
- Carpooled: 7 (7%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (2%)
91.9% of residents of Bear Park township speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 184- In family households: 159 (55 male householders, 0 female householders)
57 spouses, 41 children (39 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 19 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
52 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 men, 5 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% |