Nelson Park township, Marshall County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 158 (all rural)
| Males: 79 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 79 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 158 (154 owner occupied, 4 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 3% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Nelson Park township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.82
| Nelson Park township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.32
| Nelson Park township: | $52,953 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $415 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,443 (it was $52,600 in 2000)
| : | $84,443 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Nelson Park township: Hegland Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
96% of Nelson Park 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, 0% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 124
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 18
- South: 1
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 53
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Nelson Park township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Health care (26%)
- U. S. Postal service (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (17%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
- Carpenters (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Nelson Park township:
- Polish (57.8%)
- Norwegian (19.3%)
- German (9.6%)
- Swedish (5.9%)
- Scandinavian (2.2%)
- English (1.5%)
- Irish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55 (82%)
- Carpooled: 8 (12%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 3 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Wood (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
87.9% of residents of Nelson Park township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 143- In family households: 134 (43 male householders, 2 female householders)
41 spouses, 48 children (48 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person,
48 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 24.0% |
| 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% |