Ripley township, Dodge County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 212 (all rural)
| Males: 107 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 105 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 209 (177 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Ripley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
Median age of males: 34.8
Median age of females: 34.2
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Average household size: 2.86
| Ripley township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Ripley township: | $70,457 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $571 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $154,413 (it was $99,200 in 2000)
| : | $154,413 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Ashland-Ripley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Ripley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 172
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 25
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
3 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 99
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Ripley township with a mortgage: 21 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Machinery (15%)
- Construction (11%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Health care (37%)
- Computer and electronic products (14%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (35%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (19%)
- Registered nurses (16%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ripley township:
- German (46.8%)
- Norwegian (15.6%)
- English (9.2%)
- Scottish (5.8%)
- French (except Basque) (5.2%)
- Irish (5.2%)
- Czech (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 60 (65%)
- Carpooled: 9 (10%)
- Worked at home: 23 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Electricity (3%)
3 people in other group homes
96.2% of residents of Ripley township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 203- In family households: 171 (46 male householders, 8 female householders)
52 spouses, 63 children (59 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (7 male householders (5 living alone)), 9 female householders (7 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
49 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 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% |