Elk Lake township, Grant County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (0% naturalized citizens)
Elk Lake township: | 0.3% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
71% of Elk Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 215
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 23
- South: 2
- West: 21
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
- Mobile homes: 19
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,800
Housing units in Elk Lake township with a mortgage: 20 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Construction (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Health care (30%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Construction (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Carpenters (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elk Lake township:
- Norwegian (54.2%)
- German (19.1%)
- Swedish (9.3%)
- Polish (5.1%)
- English (3.8%)
- Irish (2.1%)
- Danish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 109 (84%)
- Carpooled: 6 (5%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Wood (10%)
- Electricity (9%)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other group homes
96.4% of residents of Elk Lake township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 264- In family households: 256 (75 male householders, 8 female householders)
81 spouses, 82 children (70 natural, 3 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 4 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
63 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (3 men, 5 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): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |