Woodside township, Polk County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 30.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.0 sq. mi.
Population: 514 (all rural)
Males: 276 | (53.7%) |
Females: 238 | (46.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 514 (480 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 7% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Woodside township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 44.8
Median age of females: 46.0
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Average household size: 2.45
Woodside township: | 2.5 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.79
Woodside 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: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 10.6% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 4.2% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Woodside township include: Maple Lake Church (A), Rodnes Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rodnes Cemetery (1), Maple Lake Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Birch Lake (A), Union Lake (B), Tamarack Lake (C), Maple Lake (D), Leo Lake (E), Island Lake (F), Crystal Lake (G), Braaten Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Woodside township: Dorr State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Woodside township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 346
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 141
- South: 5
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 547
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 95
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,800
Housing units in Woodside township with a mortgage: 78 (21 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Construction (13%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Financial managers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Woodside township:
- Norwegian (49.9%)
- German (14.7%)
- French (except Basque) (9.5%)
- Swedish (6.0%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- French Canadian (2.2%)
- English (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 202 (80%)
- Carpooled: 28 (11%)
- Bicycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 15 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (2%)
95.3% of residents of Woodside township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 520- In family households: 469 (153 male householders, 4 female householders)
157 spouses, 146 children (136 natural, 6 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (35 male householders (32 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 3 2-persons,
102 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (3 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
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% |