Dryden township, Sibley County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 32.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.
Population: 280 (all rural)
| Males: 142 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 138 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 280 (245 owner occupied, 35 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Dryden township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.62
| Dryden township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Dryden township: | $54,799 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $486 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $131,217 (it was $88,000 in 2000)
| : | $131,217 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Gaylord.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Dryden township: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Beatty Cemetery (1), Saint Pauls Cemetery (2), Gasow Cemetery (3), Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery (4), Altnow Cemetery (5), Municipal Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Beatty Lake (A), Weimann Lake (B), Titlow Lake (C), Mud Lake (D), Kirby Lake (E), Altnow Lake (F), Duff Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Dryden township: Altnow Marsh State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
93% of Dryden township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% 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: 298
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 0
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 109
- Mobile homes: 3
Housing units in Dryden township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Construction (15%)
- Food (12%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Health care (18%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Child care workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dryden township:
- German (81.9%)
- United States or American (7.8%)
- Norwegian (4.3%)
- English (1.8%)
- Swedish (1.8%)
- Danish (0.7%)
- Polish (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 133 (72%)
- Carpooled: 8 (4%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 37 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (14%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
94.1% of residents of Dryden township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 56% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 322- In family households: 301 (83 male householders, 15 female householders)
93 spouses, 104 children (104 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (10 male householders (7 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 3 2-persons,
64 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 14.8% |
| 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% |