Merton township, Steele County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 380 (all rural)
| Males: 199 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 181 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 380 (330 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Merton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.8%
- Black: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 2.6%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.71
| Merton township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Merton township: | $56,196 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $644 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,949 (it was $103,400 in 2000)
| : | $148,949 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Merton township: Moland Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Moland Cemetery (1), Merton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Merton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% 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: 323
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 28
- South: 12
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 136
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Merton township with a mortgage: 21 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Finance and insurance (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Construction (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Merton township:
- German (47.6%)
- Czech (14.5%)
- Norwegian (12.4%)
- United States or American (8.8%)
- Irish (3.6%)
- English (3.3%)
- Danish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 144 (73%)
- Carpooled: 22 (11%)
- Walked: 16 (8%)
- Worked at home: 14 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Electricity (1%)
- Solar energy (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
96.7% of residents of Merton township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 374- In family households: 345 (100 male householders, 4 female householders)
98 spouses, 127 children (123 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (19 male householders (17 living alone)), 6 female householders (4 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 4 2-persons,
89 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 11.7% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 28.6% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |