Minneapolis township, Avery County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 9.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 429 (all rural)
| Males: 204 |  (47.6%) |
| Females: 225 |  (52.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 429 (371 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Minneapolis township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.8%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 41.2
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Average household size: 2.40
| Minneapolis township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Minneapolis township: | $36,628 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $556 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $141,442 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
| : | $141,442 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 47 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 11.3% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Minneapolis township: Lewis Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hicks Cemetery (1), Buchanan Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horse Creek (A), Gooseneck Branch (B), Fall Branch (C), Camp Branch (D), Birchfield Creek (E), Big Branch (F), Keller Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Minneapolis township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 321
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 0
- South: 57
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 161
- Two: 7
- Mobile homes: 60
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Minneapolis township with a mortgage: 36 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Construction (19%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (17%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (13%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Chemicals (20%)
- Other direct selling establishments (20%)
- Public administration (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Health care (11%)
- Private households (10%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (14%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (12%)
- Computer specialists (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (31%)
- Top executives (20%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (13%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Minneapolis township:
- English (31.6%)
- United States or American (30.0%)
- Scottish (8.1%)
- German (7.3%)
- Welsh (6.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.1%)
- Italian (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 94 (60%)
- Carpooled: 53 (34%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%)
- Wood (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
97.8% of residents of Minneapolis township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 388- In family households: 359 (93 male householders, 18 female householders)
127 spouses, 95 children (88 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (21 male householders (7 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 14 2-persons,
75 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (0 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 100.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |