Alexandria township, Douglas County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Alexandria township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
67% of Alexandria township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3570
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 789
- South: 48
- West: 142
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
People in group quarters in Alexandria township, Minnesota:
- 21 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,743
- One, attached: 78
- Two: 61
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 49
- 10 to 19: 8
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 80
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Alexandria township with a mortgage: 844 (101 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 497
- Construction (16%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Alexandria township:
- German (33.7%)
- Norwegian (30.2%)
- Swedish (6.5%)
- United States or American (3.8%)
- Irish (3.4%)
- English (3.0%)
- Scandinavian (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (35%)
- Canada (32%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (25%)
- Guyana (8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,936 (83%)
- Carpooled: 189 (8%)
- Taxi: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 26 (1%)
- Worked at home: 179 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (3%)
People in group quarters in Alexandria township, Minnesota:
- 21 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in religious group quarters
96.1% of residents of Alexandria township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (26% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 44% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English well, 60% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,596- In family households: 4,226 (1,176 male householders, 231 female householders)
1,233 spouses, 1,496 children (1,391 natural, 30 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 0 other relatives, 35 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 370 (167 male householders (157 living alone)), 178 female householders (170 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 32 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 693 2-persons, 262 3-persons, 294 4-persons, 123 5-persons, 35 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 327 1-person, 14 2-persons, 4 4-persons,
1,098 married couples with children.
128 single-parent households (31 men, 97 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 67
| Here: | 12.4% |
| 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: 15
| Here: | 11.9% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |