Godfrey township, Polk County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population: 327 (all rural)
| Males: 164 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 163 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 327 (295 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Godfrey township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 44.2
Median age of females: 45.2
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Average household size: 2.64
| Godfrey township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Godfrey township: | $52,139 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $527 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,782 (it was $72,700 in 2000)
| : | $122,782 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Godfrey township: Maple Bay Free Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Our Saviors Cemetery (1), Maple Bay Cemetery (2), Maple Bay Free Lutheran Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Kittleson Lake (A), Cheese Brown Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Godfrey township: Shypoke State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Godfrey township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 246
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 62
- South: 0
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 245
- Mobile homes: 31
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Godfrey township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Construction (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (14%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Health care (41%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Godfrey township:
- Norwegian (65.8%)
- German (14.9%)
- Swedish (6.4%)
- Czech (2.7%)
- Polish (2.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.7%)
- French Canadian (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 120 (72%)
- Carpooled: 20 (12%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 23 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Solar energy (2%)
96.0% of residents of Godfrey township speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 314- In family households: 273 (74 male householders, 16 female householders)
86 spouses, 96 children (90 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (15 male householders (11 living alone)), 15 female householders (13 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 4 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
74 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 6.9% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 6.9% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |