Carpenter township, Itasca County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 100.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.2 sq. mi.
Population: 208 (all rural)
| Males: 106 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 102 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 196 (190 owner occupied, 6 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 3% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Carpenter township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.9%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 52.3
Median age of females: 49.8
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Average household size: 1.98
| Carpenter township: | 2.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.38
| Carpenter township: | $46,634 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $543 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $145,882 (it was $79,100 in 2000)
| : | $145,882 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 11.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Thistledew Ranger Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Carpenter township: Togo Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Carpenter Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Battle Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Buck Lake (C), Trible Lake (D), Townline Lake (E), Deer Lake (F), Tank Lake (G), Elbow Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Carpenter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 172
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 27
- South: 7
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 262
- Mobile homes: 28
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Carpenter township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
- Wood products (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Health care (38%)
- Accommodation and food services (21%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (8%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Life and physical scientists (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (10%)
- Special education teachers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Carpenter township:
- Norwegian (29.3%)
- German (17.4%)
- English (8.4%)
- Finnish (8.4%)
- Irish (7.8%)
- Swedish (5.4%)
- French (except Basque) (4.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 53 (67%)
- Carpooled: 22 (28%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 2 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Wood (21%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
97.2% of residents of Carpenter township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 213- In family households: 177 (73 male householders, 5 female householders)
69 spouses, 25 children (25 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (25 male householders (21 living alone)), 5 female householders (4 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 11 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 5 2-persons,
17 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): 4
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |