Baker township, Stevens County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 265 (all rural)
Males: 108 | (40.8%) |
Females: 157 | (59.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 160 (140 owner occupied, 20 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Baker township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Asian: 0.4%
Median age of males: 65.5
Median age of females: 75.2
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Average household size: 2.62
Baker township: | 2.6 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.26
Baker township: | $54,991 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $505 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,207 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
: | $122,207 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 24.8% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 10.9% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Chokio.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Baker township: Saint Mary's Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Chokio Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Gravel Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
52% of Baker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 178
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 61
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
105 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 46
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 3
- 5 to 9: 2
- 10 to 19: 10
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Baker township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Construction (7%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (17%)
- Finance and insurance (17%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (17%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Communications equipment operators (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Baker township:
- German (48.6%)
- Norwegian (12.3%)
- Irish (11.6%)
- Swedish (8.7%)
- Danish (8.0%)
- United States or American (5.1%)
- Czech (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 36 (71%)
- Carpooled: 13 (25%)
- Worked at home: 2 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Utility gas (3%)
105 people in nursing homes
99.1% of residents of Baker township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 137- In family households: 107 (29 male householders, 4 female householders)
32 spouses, 40 children (40 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (10 male householders (7 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 104 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 17 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 3 2-persons,
45 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 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% |