Cherry Grove township, Goodhue County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 38.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 430 (all rural)
| Males: 231 |  (53.7%) |
| Females: 199 |  (46.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 430 (379 owner occupied, 51 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Cherry Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.87
| Cherry Grove township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.27
| Cherry Grove township: | $57,828 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $596 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $174,253 (it was $119,300 in 2000)
| : | $174,253 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Cherry Grove township include: Dale Church (A), Saint Rose Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fairpoint Cemetery (1), Comstock Cemetery (2), Kelsey Family Cemetery (3), Saint Rose Cemetery (4), Dale Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Devlin Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
82% of Cherry Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% 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: 375
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 28
- South: 10
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 141
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Cherry Grove township with a mortgage: 30 (2 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Construction (13%)
- Food (9%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Legal support workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cherry Grove township:
- German (39.7%)
- Norwegian (36.3%)
- Irish (8.2%)
- Swedish (3.9%)
- English (2.8%)
- Scottish (2.5%)
- French Canadian (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 156 (66%)
- Carpooled: 36 (15%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 42 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.5% of residents of Cherry Grove township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 425- In family households: 373 (116 male householders, 7 female householders)
111 spouses, 135 children (131 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 52 (29 male householders (19 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
120 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 11.8% |
| 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% |