Monson township, Traverse County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 54.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 162 (all rural)
| Males: 83 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 79 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 162 (158 owner occupied, 4 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 2% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Monson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 40.7
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.84
| Monson township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.34
| Monson township: | $46,376 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $413 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,644 (it was $41,100 in 2000)
| : | $63,644 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $92,414
Here: $92,414 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $109,135
Here: $109,135 State: $168,477
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $86,708
Here: $86,708 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $72,706
Here: $72,706 State: $45,753
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Monson township: Immanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Immanuel Cemetery (1), Monson Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Monson township: White Rock Dam State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
88% of Monson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 157
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 4
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 58
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Monson township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (50%)
- Construction (10%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Health care (39%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Food (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
- Life and physical scientists (4%)
- Child care workers (14%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monson township:
- German (59.4%)
- Swedish (16.8%)
- Norwegian (6.3%)
- Danish (4.2%)
- English (3.5%)
- French (except Basque) (3.5%)
- Italian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 60 (73%)
- Carpooled: 9 (11%)
- Worked at home: 13 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Electricity (27%)
98.9% of residents of Monson township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 186- In family households: 178 (44 male householders, 0 female householders)
52 spouses, 79 children (66 natural, 9 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 10 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
52 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 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% |