Union Grove township, Meeker County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 625 (all rural)
| Males: 337 |  (53.9%) |
| Females: 288 |  (46.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 625 (554 owner occupied, 71 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Union Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Black: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.72
| Union Grove township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Union Grove township: | $53,839 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $548 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $149,524 (it was $93,700 in 2000)
| : | $149,524 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Lake Koronis Regional Park Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Union Grove township: Union Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Burr Oak Cemetery (1), Manannah Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Whitney Lake (A), West Lake (B), Pigeon Lake (C), Lake Lydia (D), Lake Emma (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Union Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 583
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 40
- South: 6
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 282
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Union Grove township with a mortgage: 44 (7 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (17%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Petroleum and coal products (3%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Health care (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union Grove township:
- German (50.0%)
- Norwegian (20.7%)
- Swedish (5.6%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.1%)
- Irish (2.9%)
- English (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 266 (79%)
- Carpooled: 24 (7%)
- Walked: 12 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 33 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (1%)
95.6% of residents of Union Grove township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (26% speak English very well, 61% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 637- In family households: 596 (154 male householders, 26 female householders)
174 spouses, 229 children (222 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (30 male householders (30 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person,
157 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (2 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.7% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |