Norway Lake township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 32.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.
Population: 284 (all rural)
Males: 159 | (56.0%) |
Females: 125 | (44.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 284 (265 owner occupied, 19 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 7% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Norway Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Median age of males: 43.5
Median age of females: 45.2
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Average household size: 2.47
Norway Lake township: | 2.5 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
Norway Lake township: | $51,798 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $554 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $155,083 (it was $91,700 in 2000)
: | $155,083 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 4.0% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 3.3% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Sunburg.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Norway Lake township include: Sunburg Church (A), West Norway Lake Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sunburg Cemetery (1), West Norway Lake Cemetery (2), Stockholm Family Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Sunburg Lake (A), Skanning Lake (B), Section Twelve Lake (C), Ole Lake (D), Hefta Lake (E), Glesne Lake (F), Brenner Lake (G), Blaamyhre Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Norway Lake township include: Oleander State Wildlife Management Area (1), Sunburg Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Norway Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 247
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 23
- South: 3
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 113
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Norway Lake township with a mortgage: 16 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (14%)
- Food (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (44%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Norway Lake township:
- Norwegian (70.4%)
- German (17.1%)
- English (3.1%)
- Dutch (2.7%)
- Irish (2.3%)
- Scandinavian (1.6%)
- Swedish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 107 (73%)
- Carpooled: 14 (10%)
- Walked: 7 (5%)
- Worked at home: 18 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Electricity (2%)
89.1% of residents of Norway Lake township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
10.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 279- In family households: 244 (74 male householders, 6 female householders)
73 spouses, 69 children (63 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 5 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 35 (20 male householders (17 living alone)), 11 female householders (9 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 5 2-persons,
47 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (0 men, 6 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% |