Moltke township, Sibley County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 39.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 337 (all rural)
| Males: 186 |  (55.2%) |
| Females: 151 |  (44.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 337 (261 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Moltke township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- Black: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.83
| Moltke township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.22
| Moltke township: | $54,799 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $486 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $131,217 (it was $88,000 in 2000)
| : | $131,217 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Moltke township: Saint Peters Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Gibbon Cemetery (1), Saint Peter's Evangelical Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
86% of Moltke township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 309
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 7
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $225,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 117
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Moltke township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
- Construction (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Health care (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Moltke township:
- German (78.9%)
- United States or American (8.0%)
- Norwegian (5.9%)
- Irish (1.4%)
- Swedish (1.0%)
- Polish (0.7%)
- Scottish (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 114 (63%)
- Carpooled: 21 (12%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 43 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (2%)
96.6% of residents of Moltke township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (18% speak English very well, 82% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 337- In family households: 310 (91 male householders, 4 female householders)
93 spouses, 105 children (96 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (21 male householders (18 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 3 2-persons,
91 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (1 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
| Here: | 36.5% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 25.8% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |