Powers township, Cass County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 28.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.6 sq. mi.
Population: 918 (all rural)
| Males: 443 |  (48.3%) |
| Females: 475 |  (51.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 821 (747 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Powers township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 48.8
Median age of females: 52.2
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Average household size: 2.41
| Powers township: | 2.4 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Powers township: | $46,247 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $516 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $169,748 (it was $96,200 in 2000)
| : | $169,748 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $245,549
Here: $245,549 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $243,384
Here: $243,384 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $113,204
Here: $113,204 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,147
Here: $164,147 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,337
Here: $188,337 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $70,001
Here: $70,001 State: $45,753
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $72,482
Here: $72,482 State: $63,954
| Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Backus.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Powers township: Lindsey Lake Campgrounds (A), Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry - Backus Forestry Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Powers township include: Backus Elementary School (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), Emmanuel Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), Ox Yoke Lake (B), Pickerel Lake (C), Pine Mountain Lake (D), Rainy Lake (E), Rice Portage Lake (F), Sanborn Lake (G), Swede Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
48% of Powers township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 742
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 146
- South: 15
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $154,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
97 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 695
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 104
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Powers township with a mortgage: 97 (6 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 68
- Construction (18%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Public administration (17%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Powers township:
- German (35.9%)
- Norwegian (17.2%)
- Swedish (11.4%)
- United States or American (5.8%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- English (4.6%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 305 (79%)
- Carpooled: 58 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 17 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Wood (17%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (1%)
97 people in homes for the mentally retarded
93.6% of residents of Powers township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 846- In family households: 743 (202 male householders, 39 female householders)
220 spouses, 230 children (215 natural, 2 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 103 (50 male householders (39 living alone)), 36 female householders (26 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 95 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 123 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 21 2-persons,
118 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (19 men, 27 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: 3
| Here: | 20.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |