Sheldon township, Houston County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
Sheldon township: | 0.7% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
76% of Sheldon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 166
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 148
- South: 2
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 104
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,500
Housing units in Sheldon township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Construction (17%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
- Health care (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (29%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sheldon township:
- Norwegian (44.6%)
- German (33.7%)
- United States or American (5.8%)
- Swedish (3.7%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- Danish (2.4%)
- Northern European (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 126 (67%)
- Carpooled: 12 (6%)
- Walked: 12 (6%)
- Worked at home: 38 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Wood (13%)
- Electricity (2%)
93.8% of residents of Sheldon township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 325- In family households: 283 (76 male householders, 11 female householders)
82 spouses, 107 children (105 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (17 male householders (10 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 2 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 5-persons,
57 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (0 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here: | 16.0% |
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% |