Springfield township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 161 (all rural)
Males: 81 | (50.3%) |
Females: 80 | (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 161 (126 owner occupied, 35 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Springfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Some other race: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.52
Springfield township: | 2.5 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
Springfield township: | $45,950 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $385 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,197 (it was $55,500 in 2000)
: | $83,197 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 1.3% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Springfield Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Heron Lake Outlet (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Springfield township: Pats Grove County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Springfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 141
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 4
- South: 5
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 62
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000
Housing units in Springfield township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (40%)
- Truck transportation (17%)
- Machinery (15%)
- Construction (4%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)
- Machinery (19%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Food (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Springfield township:
- German (62.4%)
- Norwegian (9.9%)
- Dutch (6.4%)
- Swedish (4.3%)
- Irish (3.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.8%)
- Italian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 57 (63%)
- Carpooled: 15 (17%)
- Walked: 5 (6%)
- Worked at home: 13 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (3%)
98.0% of residents of Springfield township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 153- In family households: 139 (44 male householders, 5 female householders)
50 spouses, 40 children (36 natural, 2 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (7 male householders (3 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 4 2-persons,
35 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 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% |