Dovray township, Murray County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 167 (all rural)
| Males: 101 |  (60.5%) |
| Females: 66 |  (39.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 167 (139 owner occupied, 28 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Dovray township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 46.5
Median age of females: 49.0
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Average household size: 2.35
| Dovray township: | 2.4 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.80
| Dovray township: | $52,915 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $409 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,344 (it was $58,100 in 2000)
| : | $91,344 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Cities in this township include: Dovray.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Rolling Hills Golf Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Our Saviors Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Lake Julia (A), Buffalo Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Dovray township: Buffalo Lake State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
95% of Dovray township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 153
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 0
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 2.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 78
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000
Housing units in Dovray township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Construction (20%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Fuel dealers (6%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
- Food (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Art and design workers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dovray township:
- German (40.9%)
- Norwegian (36.2%)
- United States or American (7.4%)
- Dutch (6.0%)
- Belgian (1.3%)
- Danish (1.3%)
- Irish (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 73 (78%)
- Worked at home: 21 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
98.2% of residents of Dovray township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 169- In family households: 144 (51 male householders, 3 female householders)
47 spouses, 43 children (43 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (16 male householders (14 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 11 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 2 2-persons,
34 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% |