Lucas township, Lyon County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population: 260 (all rural)
Males: 138 | (53.1%) |
Females: 122 | (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 260 (214 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Lucas township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.0%
- Asian: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 2.7%
Median age of males: 33.3
Median age of females: 32.7
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Average household size: 3.06
Lucas township: | 3.1 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.42
Lucas township: | $49,594 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $526 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $130,354 (it was $82,400 in 2000)
: | $130,354 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
Cities in this township include: Cottonwood.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Lucas township include: Church of Saint Mary (A), Swan Lake Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Christ Cemetery (1), Cottonwood Cemetery (2), English Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Sham Lake (A), School Grove Lake (B), Lone Tree Lake (C), Lady Slipper Lake (D), Cottonwood Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Lucas township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 216
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 29
- South: 0
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 85
Housing units in Lucas township with a mortgage: 28 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Construction (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Health care (13%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lucas township:
- German (32.7%)
- Norwegian (23.6%)
- Belgian (17.3%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- Polish (3.8%)
- United States or American (3.4%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 106 (76%)
- Carpooled: 15 (11%)
- Walked: 5 (4%)
- Worked at home: 13 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Electricity (8%)
- No fuel used (3%)
98.3% of residents of Lucas township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 253- In family households: 237 (68 male householders, 3 female householders)
68 spouses, 98 children (91 natural, 4 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (8 male householders (6 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person, 2 3-persons,
89 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |