Appleton township, Swift County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 30.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 232 (all rural)
| Males: 109 |  (47.0%) |
| Females: 123 |  (53.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 232 (222 owner occupied, 10 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 4% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Appleton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 90.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 5.2%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 46.9
Median age of females: 46.3
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Average household size: 2.52
| Appleton township: | 2.5 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Appleton township: | $48,721 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $454 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,893 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
| : | $87,893 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 4.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Appleton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lake: Spring Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
River: Pomme de Terre River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Appleton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 213
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 22
- South: 3
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,500
Housing units in Appleton township with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (11%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (18%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Appleton township:
- Norwegian (44.3%)
- German (41.4%)
- United States or American (5.7%)
- Czech (1.9%)
- Polish (1.4%)
- Danish (1.0%)
- European (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 100 (84%)
- Carpooled: 4 (3%)
- Walked: 11 (9%)
- Worked at home: 4 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
95.4% of residents of Appleton township speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 243- In family households: 218 (63 male householders, 15 female householders)
63 spouses, 70 children (63 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (13 male householders (9 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 3 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
36 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (5 men, 9 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% |