Melville township, Renville County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 242 (all rural)
Males: 125 | (51.7%) |
Females: 117 | (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 242 (199 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Melville township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 36.8
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Average household size: 2.57
Melville township: | 2.6 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
Melville township: | $51,537 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $440 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,548 (it was $61,800 in 2000)
: | $93,548 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 1.9% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Melville township include: Elim Church (A), Elim Moravian Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Paul Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
87% of Melville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% 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: 241
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 95
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Melville township with a mortgage: 16 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (10%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (34%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Melville township:
- German (61.7%)
- Norwegian (13.5%)
- Irish (7.3%)
- Swedish (4.7%)
- Dutch (3.1%)
- Finnish (2.6%)
- French Canadian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 85 (67%)
- Carpooled: 9 (7%)
- Walked: 9 (7%)
- Worked at home: 24 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Electricity (2%)
96.3% of residents of Melville township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 262- In family households: 239 (63 male householders, 9 female householders)
66 spouses, 97 children (92 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 29 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person,
66 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here: | 24.3% |
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% |