Granite Rock township, Redwood County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 241 (all rural)
| Males: 129 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 112 |  (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 241 (186 owner occupied, 55 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Granite Rock township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 32.6
Median age of females: 33.5
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Average household size: 3.09
| Granite Rock township: | 3.1 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.44
| Granite Rock township: | $48,134 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $429 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,743 (it was $62,700 in 2000)
| : | $86,743 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $123,739
Here: $123,739 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $132,314
Here: $132,314 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $164,137
Here: $164,137 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $24,788
Here: $24,788 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $60,525
Here: $60,525 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $66,632
Here: $66,632 State: $45,753
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 12.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Lucan.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (1), Our Lady of Victory Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Granite Rock township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 247
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 28
- South: 3
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 81
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,200
Housing units in Granite Rock township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
- Construction (13%)
- Food (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Warehousing and storage (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Granite Rock township:
- German (51.7%)
- Norwegian (11.6%)
- Czech (8.7%)
- United States or American (8.7%)
- Irish (4.5%)
- Scottish (4.5%)
- Belgian (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 71 (54%)
- Carpooled: 11 (8%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 47 (36%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (2%)
97.4% of residents of Granite Rock township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 283- In family households: 264 (67 male householders, 6 female householders)
62 spouses, 121 children (109 natural, 11 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (11 male householders (10 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 1 2-persons,
70 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (6 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
| Here: | 71.2% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 7.1% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 28.6% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |