Horton township, Stevens County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 210 (all rural)
| Males: 103 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 107 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 210 (163 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Horton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 1.0%
Median age of males: 29.0
Median age of females: 25.5
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Average household size: 3.33
| Horton township: | 3.3 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.83
| Horton township: | $54,991 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $505 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,207 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
| : | $122,207 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Horton township: Apostolic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Apostolic Christian Cemetery (1), Zion Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Horton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 244
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 3
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 74
Housing units in Horton township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (60%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Horton township:
- German (72.5%)
- Norwegian (10.6%)
- Polish (6.8%)
- English (3.8%)
- Irish (2.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- Swedish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 91 (69%)
- Carpooled: 4 (3%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 32 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Electricity (27%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 272- In family households: 260 (59 male householders, 5 female householders)
62 spouses, 133 children (126 natural, 3 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
77 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: | 4.0% |
| 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% |