Riverton township, Clay County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 462 (all rural)
Males: 236 | (51.1%) |
Females: 226 | (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 462 (440 owner occupied, 22 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 5% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Riverton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.91
Riverton township: | 2.9 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.24
Riverton township: | $54,774 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $597 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,757 (it was $84,300 in 2000)
: | $148,757 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 8.5% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 1.9% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Buffalo River Speedway (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Riverton township: Buffalo River State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Riverton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 198
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 197
- South: 11
- West: 19
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 1.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 123
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,400
Housing units in Riverton township with a mortgage: 62 (4 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (28%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Riverton township:
- German (37.0%)
- Norwegian (33.5%)
- English (5.3%)
- French (except Basque) (5.1%)
- Swedish (5.1%)
- Armenian (3.2%)
- French Canadian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 202 (82%)
- Carpooled: 22 (9%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 16 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.3% of residents of Riverton township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 427- In family households: 375 (107 male householders, 3 female householders)
100 spouses, 156 children (145 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 52 (25 male householders (18 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 4 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 4-persons,
122 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (4 men, 5 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: 4
Here: | 26.7% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |