West Valley township, Marshall County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 147 (all rural)
Males: 77 | (52.4%) |
Females: 70 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 147 (141 owner occupied, 6 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 4% |
State: | 25% |
Races in West Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 34.3
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.67
West Valley township: | 2.7 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.34
West Valley township: | $52,953 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $415 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,443 (it was $52,600 in 2000)
: | $84,443 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 7.9% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 1.4% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Norwegian Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of West Valley 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, 69% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 116
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 2
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 59
- Mobile homes: 10
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in West Valley township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Construction (18%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Repair and maintenance (14%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (27%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Religious workers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (14%)
- Accountants and auditors (10%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Valley township:
- Norwegian (55.7%)
- German (8.6%)
- Swedish (7.9%)
- Polish (5.7%)
- Scandinavian (5.0%)
- Russian (4.3%)
- Finnish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 65 (89%)
- Carpooled: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 6 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (42%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Wood (4%)
97.7% of residents of West Valley township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 140- In family households: 113 (27 male householders, 2 female householders)
25 spouses, 55 children (49 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (17 male householders (14 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 3 2-persons,
40 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): 2
Here: | 12.5% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 10.5% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |