Blooming Prairie township, Steele County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 519 (all rural)
| Males: 265 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 254 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 519 (463 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Blooming Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.1%
- Black: 0.2%
- Asian: 2.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 34.5
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Average household size: 2.93
| Blooming Prairie township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.40
| Blooming Prairie township: | $56,196 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $644 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,949 (it was $103,400 in 2000)
| : | $148,949 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Blooming Prairie Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Blooming Prairie township: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Danish Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Oak Glen Lake (A), Rickert Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Blooming Prairie township: Pogones State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Blooming Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% 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: 440
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 54
- South: 10
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 171
- 3 or 4: 1
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $70,000
Housing units in Blooming Prairie township with a mortgage: 35 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Construction (22%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Blooming Prairie township:
- German (26.7%)
- Norwegian (23.8%)
- Danish (10.6%)
- Czech (9.3%)
- European (5.9%)
- Czechoslovakian (4.8%)
- Irish (4.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 204 (74%)
- Carpooled: 31 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 33 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
97.2% of residents of Blooming Prairie township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 526- In family households: 495 (133 male householders, 9 female householders)
137 spouses, 201 children (179 natural, 3 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (15 male householders (13 living alone)), 13 female householders (11 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 4 2-persons,
152 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (11 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 6.7% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |