Emmet township, Renville County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 259 (all rural)
| Males: 135 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 124 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 259 (222 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Emmet township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.76
| Emmet township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Emmet 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: | 11.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Renville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Emmet township: Bethany Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Bethany Lutheran Cemetery (2), Old Salem Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
85% of Emmet township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% 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: 250
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 4
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 102
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $82,500
Housing units in Emmet township with a mortgage: 26 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Construction (14%)
- Food (12%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Food (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Emmet township:
- German (58.6%)
- Norwegian (14.1%)
- Czech (7.7%)
- Dutch (4.1%)
- Swedish (4.1%)
- Irish (3.6%)
- United States or American (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 114 (80%)
- Carpooled: 8 (6%)
- Worked at home: 20 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (4%)
95.7% of residents of Emmet township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 270- In family households: 242 (75 male householders, 4 female householders)
75 spouses, 88 children (88 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (16 male householders (12 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 15 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 4 2-persons,
68 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 9.7% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |