Belle Plaine township, Scott County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 39.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 806 (all rural)
Males: 406 | (50.4%) |
Females: 400 | (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 806 (732 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 9% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Belle Plaine township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 35.6
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Average household size: 3.03
Belle Plaine township: | 3.0 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.31
Belle Plaine township: | $83,173 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $952 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $244,700 (it was $160,900 in 2000)
: | $244,700 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $292,335
Here: $292,335 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $163,336
Here: $163,336 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $173,058
Here: $173,058 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,403
Here: $169,403 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,176
Here: $112,176 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $17,752
Here: $17,752 State: $45,753
Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 2.3% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Valley View Golf Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Belle Plaine township include: Mahoney State Wildlife Management Area (1), Michel State Wildlife Management Area (2), Karnitz State Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Belle Plaine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 696
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 59
- South: 5
- West: 15
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $225,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 263
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Belle Plaine township with a mortgage: 50 (8 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Construction (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Belle Plaine township:
- German (59.4%)
- Polish (7.2%)
- Norwegian (6.0%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- United States or American (4.9%)
- English (3.5%)
- Czech (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 279 (74%)
- Carpooled: 55 (15%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 35 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Wood (6%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.9% of residents of Belle Plaine township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 778- In family households: 726 (193 male householders, 17 female householders)
199 spouses, 288 children (283 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 52 (31 male householders (26 living alone)), 7 female householders (1 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 8 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
217 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (9 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
Here: | 24.1% |
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: 4
Here: | 30.8% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |