Shelby township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 294 (all rural)
| Males: 152 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 142 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 294 (256 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Shelby township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
- Black: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.58
| Shelby township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Shelby township: | $51,858 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $595 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $161,300 (it was $95,400 in 2000)
| : | $161,300 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $188,093
Here: $188,093 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $179,330
Here: $179,330 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $124,732
Here: $124,732 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $128,724
Here: $128,724 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,669
Here: $85,669 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $24,748
Here: $24,748 State: $45,753
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Amboy.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Shelby township: United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Old Willow Creek Cemetery (1), Pleasant View Cemetery (2), Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery (3), Pioneer Shelbyville Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Reinke Slough (A), Ida Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Willow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
85% of Shelby township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% 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: 263
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 2
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 110
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $237,500
Housing units in Shelby township with a mortgage: 32 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (15%)
- Construction (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (17%)
- Social assistance (12%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Air transportation (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Shelby township:
- German (61.9%)
- Norwegian (22.6%)
- English (5.4%)
- United States or American (3.9%)
- Swedish (2.3%)
- Irish (1.9%)
- Welsh (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 92 (67%)
- Carpooled: 15 (11%)
- Walked: 12 (9%)
- Worked at home: 18 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (4%)
99.2% of residents of Shelby township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 286- In family households: 255 (81 male householders, 5 female householders)
74 spouses, 94 children (91 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 15 female householders (13 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 17 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 2 2-persons,
68 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (7 men, 4 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% |