Sweet township, Pipestone County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 41.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 448 (5% urban, 95% rural)
| Males: 202 |  (45.1%) |
| Females: 246 |  (54.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 344 (310 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Sweet township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 47.0
Median age of females: 53.0
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Average household size: 2.71
| Sweet township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Sweet township: | $46,685 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,839 (it was $53,600 in 2000)
| : | $86,839 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sweet township: Uilk Farms (A), Weinkauf Farm (B), Pipestone Wastewater Treatment Plant (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Sweet township: Salem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Woodlawn Cemetery (1), Saint Leo Cemetery (2), Salem Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Indian Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: South Branch Pipestone Creek (A), North Branch Pipestone Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sweet township include: Pipestone Indian State Wildlife Management A (1), Pipestone National Monument (2), Westview Park (3), Nicollet Expedition Historical Marker (4), State Line Wayside Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Sweet township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 299
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 123
- South: 8
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
104 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 123
- 10 to 19: 6
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Sweet township with a mortgage: 26 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sweet township:
- German (46.3%)
- Norwegian (14.0%)
- English (11.6%)
- Dutch (5.4%)
- Scottish (3.6%)
- Czechoslovakian (3.1%)
- Northern European (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 135 (73%)
- Carpooled: 21 (11%)
- Walked: 15 (8%)
- Worked at home: 14 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Utility gas (10%)
- Wood (3%)
104 people in nursing homes
95.9% of residents of Sweet township speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 345- In family households: 312 (90 male householders, 12 female householders)
78 spouses, 118 children (114 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (20 male householders (18 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 101 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 2 3-persons,
93 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 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% |