Amboy township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 172 (all rural)
| Males: 89 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 83 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 172 (144 owner occupied, 28 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Amboy township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Median age of males: 46.0
Median age of females: 47.2
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Average household size: 2.36
| Amboy township: | 2.4 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Amboy township: | $45,950 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $385 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,197 (it was $55,500 in 2000)
| : | $83,197 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Cities in this township include: Jeffers.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Amboy township: Jeffers Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Jeffers Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Amboy township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% 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: 142
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 72
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Amboy township with a mortgage: 18 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Machinery (19%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (31%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (43%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Life and physical scientists (4%)
- Religious workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Amboy township:
- German (64.4%)
- Norwegian (16.1%)
- Dutch (4.7%)
- United States or American (4.0%)
- English (2.7%)
- Swedish (2.7%)
- Irish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 60 (76%)
- Carpooled: 6 (8%)
- Walked: 3 (4%)
- Worked at home: 10 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Other fuel (6%)
- Wood (3%)
98.6% of residents of Amboy township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 154- In family households: 133 (45 male householders, 3 female householders)
44 spouses, 41 children (38 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 3 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
31 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 15.8% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |