Columbia township, Polk County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population: 429 (all rural)
| Males: 202 |  (47.1%) |
| Females: 227 |  (52.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 429 (393 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Columbia township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.60
| Columbia township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Columbia township: | $52,139 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $527 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,782 (it was $72,700 in 2000)
| : | $122,782 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Lengby.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Lengby Rest Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Columbia township include: Saint Peter Church (A), Poplar Lake Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oakland Cemetery (1), Freedom Cemetery (2), Immanuel Cemetery (3), Saint Paul's Cemetery (4), Poplar Lake Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Whitefish Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Poplar Lake (C), Myhre Lake (D), Halvorson Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sugar Bush Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Columbia township include: Lengby State Wildlife Management Area (1), Sagaiigan State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Columbia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 335
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 50
- South: 2
- West: 25
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 155
- Mobile homes: 45
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,700
Housing units in Columbia township with a mortgage: 12 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Construction (11%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Gasoline stations (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Religious workers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Columbia township:
- Norwegian (45.9%)
- German (18.5%)
- Swedish (7.7%)
- United States or American (6.6%)
- English (4.3%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- Scandinavian (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 113 (76%)
- Carpooled: 23 (15%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 10 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Wood (18%)
97.1% of residents of Columbia township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 412- In family households: 374 (99 male householders, 19 female householders)
105 spouses, 144 children (142 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (16 male householders (13 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 3 2-persons,
92 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (7 men, 13 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): 2
| Here: | 7.1% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |