Portage township, St. Louis County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 137.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.8 sq. mi.
Population: 177 (all rural)
Males: 90 | (50.8%) |
Females: 87 | (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 177 (173 owner occupied, 4 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 2% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Portage township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.5%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 4.5%
- Two or more races: 2.3%
Median age of males: 43.8
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.42
Portage township: | 2.4 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
Portage township: | $45,895 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $593 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $136,300 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
: | $136,300 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $172,981
Here: $172,981 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $226,157
Here: $226,157 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $92,266
Here: $92,266 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,363
Here: $102,363 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,286
Here: $188,286 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $51,531
Here: $51,531 State: $45,753
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $135,958
Here: $135,958 State: $63,954
Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 13.9% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 6.4% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Portage township: Echo Lake Campground (A), Buyck Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Portage township: Saint Joseph Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Forest Home Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Carlson Lake (A), Clear Lake (B), Echo Lake (C), Kabustasa Lake (D), Kjostad Lake (E), Mankus Lake (F), Myrtle Lake (G), Olive Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Picket Creek (A), Pelican River (B), Elephant Creek (C), Clear Creek (D), Hanson Creek (E), Bug Creek (F), Brendvold Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Portage township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 125
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 45
- South: 1
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 193
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Portage township with a mortgage: 11 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Construction (41%)
- Wood products (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (44%)
- Repair and maintenance (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Construction laborers (16%)
- Woodworkers (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Portage township:
- German (34.3%)
- Polish (23.8%)
- Norwegian (9.8%)
- Swedish (8.4%)
- Finnish (4.9%)
- United States or American (4.2%)
- Slavic (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39 (66%)
- Carpooled: 10 (17%)
- Walked: 4 (7%)
- Worked at home: 6 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Wood (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (4%)
94.9% of residents of Portage township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 173- In family households: 141 (44 male householders, 0 female householders)
44 spouses, 45 children (41 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (20 male householders (19 living alone)), 8 female householders (6 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 12 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 3 2-persons,
30 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): 1
Here: | 6.3% |
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% |