North Star township, Brown County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 325 (all rural)
| Males: 161 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 164 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 325 (282 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in North Star township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 33.9
Median age of females: 32.0
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Average household size: 3.10
| North Star township: | 3.1 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.34
| North Star township: | $50,724 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $485 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $116,840 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
| : | $116,840 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: North Star Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Coal Mine Creek (A), Mound Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
89% of North Star township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 299
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 109
Housing units in North Star township with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
- Construction (15%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Health care (38%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in North Star township:
- German (70.0%)
- United States or American (10.4%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- Norwegian (3.6%)
- Scandinavian (3.6%)
- English (2.1%)
- French (except Basque) (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 124 (77%)
- Carpooled: 15 (9%)
- Worked at home: 23 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Utility gas (4%)
97.2% of residents of North Star township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 310- In family households: 302 (89 male householders, 4 female householders)
90 spouses, 116 children (111 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
98 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 14.3% |
| 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% |