Lake Benton township, Lincoln County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 244 (all rural)
| Males: 133 |  (54.5%) |
| Females: 111 |  (45.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 244 (223 owner occupied, 21 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Lake Benton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.60
| Lake Benton township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Lake Benton township: | $48,554 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $361 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,526 (it was $51,300 in 2000)
| : | $82,526 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Briffett Family Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Norwegian Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Lake Benton 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, 74% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 194
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 85
- South: 2
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 129
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Lake Benton township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Construction (17%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lake Benton township:
- German (46.3%)
- Danish (14.4%)
- Norwegian (10.6%)
- Dutch (8.3%)
- English (6.5%)
- Irish (4.6%)
- Swedish (4.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 103 (74%)
- Carpooled: 7 (5%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 26 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
99.6% of residents of Lake Benton township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 283- In family households: 257 (74 male householders, 4 female householders)
71 spouses, 101 children (101 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (13 male householders (11 living alone)), 7 female householders (3 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 6 2-persons,
60 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 8.7% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |