Pleasant Prairie township, Martin County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 273 (all rural)
Males: 144 | (52.7%) |
Females: 129 | (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 273 (234 owner occupied, 39 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Pleasant Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 43.6
Median age of females: 46.2
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Average household size: 2.42
Pleasant Prairie township: | 2.4 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
Pleasant Prairie township: | $51,865 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $455 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,341 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
: | $98,341 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 12.9% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Pleasant Prairie township: Saint Pauls Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Rose Lake Cemetery (1), Pleasant Prairie Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Lake Imogene (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Pleasant Prairie township: Luedtke State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
90% of Pleasant Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 197
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 4
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 97
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Pleasant Prairie township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (12%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (5%)
- Warehousing and storage (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Private households (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pleasant Prairie township:
- German (55.5%)
- Irish (12.6%)
- English (7.3%)
- Polish (5.8%)
- United States or American (3.7%)
- French (except Basque) (3.1%)
- Norwegian (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 87 (79%)
- Carpooled: 11 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 7 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity (4%)
98.7% of residents of Pleasant Prairie township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 233- In family households: 205 (69 male householders, 3 female householders)
65 spouses, 60 children (53 natural, 3 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 2 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (10 male householders (9 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 1 3-persons,
61 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (1 men, 1 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% |