Gales township, Redwood County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 144 (all rural)
| Males: 71 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 73 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 144 (110 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Gales township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 32.8
Median age of females: 30.3
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Average household size: 2.88
| Gales township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Gales township: | $48,134 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $429 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,743 (it was $62,700 in 2000)
| : | $86,743 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $123,739
Here: $123,739 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $132,314
Here: $132,314 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $164,137
Here: $164,137 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $24,788
Here: $24,788 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $60,525
Here: $60,525 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $66,632
Here: $66,632 State: $45,753
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 14.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Gales Cemetery (1), Old Gales Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Gales Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Meadow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Gales township: Gales State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Gales township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% 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: 153
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 3
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 65
Housing units in Gales township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Health care (35%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Other direct selling establishments (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (35%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Financial managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Woodworkers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gales township:
- German (52.2%)
- Belgian (14.9%)
- Norwegian (11.8%)
- Swedish (10.6%)
- Czech (2.5%)
- Polish (1.9%)
- Danish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 44 (55%)
- Carpooled: 12 (15%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 22 (28%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Electricity (4%)
94.8% of residents of Gales township speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 171- In family households: 167 (44 male householders, 4 female householders)
45 spouses, 69 children (67 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
36 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 40.7% |
| 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% |