Aurora township, Steele County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 625 (all rural)
| Males: 326 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 299 |  (47.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 625 (575 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Aurora township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Black: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 36.4
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Average household size: 2.88
| Aurora township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.20
| Aurora township: | $56,196 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $644 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,949 (it was $103,400 in 2000)
| : | $148,949 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bixby (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Aurora Township Cemetery (1), German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Moonan Marsh (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Aurora township include: Oak Glen State Wildlife Management Area (1), Aurora State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Aurora township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 565
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 54
- South: 7
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 227
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800
Housing units in Aurora township with a mortgage: 72 (3 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (10%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Aurora township:
- German (41.3%)
- Norwegian (26.2%)
- Czech (12.1%)
- English (3.0%)
- United States or American (2.3%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
- Swedish (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 262 (74%)
- Carpooled: 36 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 14 (4%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 36 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Wood (7%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.5% of residents of Aurora township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 650- In family households: 597 (167 male householders, 16 female householders)
162 spouses, 232 children (226 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 53 (28 male householders (21 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 2 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
161 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (7 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
| Here: | 28.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 9.8% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 15.8% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |