Altona township, Pipestone County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 43.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 192 (all rural)
Males: 95 | (49.5%) |
Females: 97 | (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 192 (169 owner occupied, 23 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Altona township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 33.0
Median age of females: 35.5
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Average household size: 3.05
Altona township: | 3.0 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.53
Altona township: | $46,685 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $424 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,839 (it was $53,600 in 2000)
: | $86,839 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 13.6% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: East Branch Flandreau Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Altona township: Altona State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Altona township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 130
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 49
- South: 3
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 62
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500
Housing units in Altona township with a mortgage: 8 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (51%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Construction (4%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Personal and laundry services (12%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (9%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (45%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (12%)
- Personal appearance workers (12%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Altona township:
- German (44.1%)
- Dutch (14.7%)
- United States or American (12.7%)
- Norwegian (11.8%)
- Polish (5.9%)
- Belgian (4.9%)
- Danish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 53 (63%)
- Worked at home: 31 (37%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (95%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
98.3% of residents of Altona township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 184- In family households: 173 (45 male householders, 3 female householders)
46 spouses, 78 children (74 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
65 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here: | 17.1% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |