Ripley township, Morrison County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 47.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 692 (all rural)
| Males: 369 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 323 |  (46.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 692 (670 owner occupied, 22 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 3% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Ripley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 3.01
| Ripley township: | 3.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.31
| Ripley township: | $48,337 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $529 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $147,224 (it was $86,600 in 2000)
| : | $147,224 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 11.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Eagles Landing Golf Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Michaels Lake (A), Lodemier Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Ripley township: Ripley Esker Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Ripley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 610
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 58
- South: 5
- West: 26
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 206
- Mobile homes: 48
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,300
Housing units in Ripley township with a mortgage: 43 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ripley township:
- German (42.1%)
- Polish (23.3%)
- French (except Basque) (7.4%)
- Norwegian (6.1%)
- English (5.1%)
- Swedish (3.6%)
- Irish (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 255 (76%)
- Carpooled: 27 (8%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 46 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Wood (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.4% of residents of Ripley township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% speak English well, 80% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 704- In family households: 666 (177 male householders, 22 female householders)
175 spouses, 267 children (236 natural, 6 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (23 male householders (23 living alone)), 13 female householders (11 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 79 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 2 2-persons,
185 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (13 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 7.9% |
| 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% |