Silver township, Carlton County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 389 (all rural)
| Males: 199 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 190 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 389 (357 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Silver township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 2.3%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 39.6
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Average household size: 2.63
| Silver township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Silver township: | $53,241 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $597 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $152,400 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
| : | $152,400 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Cities in this township include: Kettle River.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Kettle River City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Silver township include: Kettle River Apostolic Lutheran Church (A), Saint Peters Church (B), Polish National Church (C), West Side Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Co-op Cemetery (1), Holy Trinity Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gillespie Brook (A), Dead Moose River (B), Silver Creek (C), Split Rock River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Silver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 300
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 38
- South: 3
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $625,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 138
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 4
- Mobile homes: 28
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,500
Housing units in Silver township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Construction (17%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Vending machine operators (3%)
- Health care (3%)
- Health care (24%)
- Finance and insurance (18%)
- Public administration (12%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Silver township:
- Finnish (26.1%)
- Polish (16.2%)
- Swedish (11.5%)
- German (10.2%)
- Norwegian (10.2%)
- United States or American (6.4%)
- Irish (5.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 158 (85%)
- Carpooled: 14 (8%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 11 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Wood (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Other fuel (1%)
93.4% of residents of Silver township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 370- In family households: 319 (95 male householders, 7 female householders)
92 spouses, 119 children (105 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (30 male householders (27 living alone)), 16 female householders (14 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 5 2-persons,
95 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 4.0% |
| 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: 3
| Here: | 60.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |