Richwood township, Becker County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Population: 610 (all rural)
| Males: 320 |  (52.5%) |
| Females: 290 |  (47.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 610 (567 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Richwood township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.1%
- Black: 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.9%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.3%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 2.8%
Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 38.9
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Average household size: 2.71
| Richwood township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Richwood township: | $51,257 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $530 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $164,381 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
| : | $164,381 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Richwood township include: Upsala Church (A), Richwood Church (B), Lund Church (C), Bakke Lutheran Church (D), Northern Lights Tabernacle Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Buffalo Lake Cemetery (1), Lund Cemetery (2), Bakke Lutheran Cemetery (3), Richwood Cemetery (4), Upsala Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Gandrud Lake (A), Grimsgard Lake (B), Harding Lake (C), Pearson Lake (D), Tovson Lake (E), Sands Lake (F), Houg Lake (G), Fish Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Richwood township: Detroit Lakes City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Richwood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% 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: 326
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 42
- South: 38
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 156
- Mobile homes: 42
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Richwood township with a mortgage: 49 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51
- Construction (25%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (16%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Utilities (8%)
- Textile mills and textile products (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Wood products (16%)
- Apparel (14%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (16%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Richwood township:
- German (34.6%)
- United States or American (31.5%)
- English (11.7%)
- Polish (8.0%)
- Italian (6.2%)
- Irish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 146 (76%)
- Carpooled: 11 (6%)
- Walked: 16 (8%)
- Other means: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 12 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (14%)
- Other fuel (4%)
91.9% of residents of Richwood township speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 406- In family households: 351 (95 male householders, 27 female householders)
86 spouses, 111 children (108 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (19 male householders (12 living alone)), 30 female householders (30 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 7 2-persons,
125 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (11 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 7.3% |
| 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% |