Birch township, Beltrami County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.
Population: 116 (all rural)
Males: 69 | (59.5%) |
Females: 47 | (40.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 116 (106 owner occupied, 10 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 9% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Birch township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.1%
Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.64
Birch township: | 2.6 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
Birch township: | $45,205 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $578 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $140,994 (it was $74,300 in 2000)
: | $140,994 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 16.7% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Birch township: Benjamin Lake Picnic Area (A), Webster Lake Campground (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Murk Lake (A), Anderson Lake (B), Rabideau Lake (C), Webster Lake (D), Chinaman Lake (E), Benjamin Lake (F), Dollar Lake (G), Baumgartner Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Birch township: Gimmer Lake State Waterfowl Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Birch township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% 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: 1051
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 67
- South: 8
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 275
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Birch township with a mortgage: 104 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (13%)
- Construction (10%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Warehousing and storage (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (19%)
- Retail florists (14%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (14%)
- Textile mills and textile products (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (10%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (25%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Top executives (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (19%)
- Art and design workers (14%)
- Customer service representatives (14%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Birch township:
- German (32.1%)
- Pennsylvania German (19.2%)
- English (15.6%)
- Swiss (9.4%)
- United States or American (8.4%)
- French (except Basque) (4.0%)
- Irish (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 251 (60%)
- Carpooled: 113 (27%)
- Taxi: 20 (5%)
- Other means: 23 (6%)
- Worked at home: 10 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Coal or coke (17%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
70.8% of residents of Birch township speak English at home.
29.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,134- In family households: 1,077 (216 male householders, 22 female householders)
226 spouses, 613 children (583 natural, 7 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 57 (22 male householders (12 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 66 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 10 2-persons,
32 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 96
Here: | 40.7% |
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% |