Willow Lake township, Redwood County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 247 (all rural)
| Males: 126 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 121 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 247 (209 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Willow Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 35.3
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Average household size: 2.98
| Willow Lake township: | 3.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.45
| Willow Lake township: | $48,134 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $429 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,743 (it was $62,700 in 2000)
| : | $86,743 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $123,739
Here: $123,739 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $132,314
Here: $132,314 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $164,137
Here: $164,137 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $24,788
Here: $24,788 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $60,525
Here: $60,525 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $66,632
Here: $66,632 State: $45,753
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 14.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Wanda.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bellig Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Willow Lake township: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Mathias Cemetery (1), Wanda Cemetery (2), Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (3), Missouri Evans Plot (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Willow Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Willow Lake township: Willow Lake State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
87% of Willow Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 249
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 1
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 87
Housing units in Willow Lake township with a mortgage: 14 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Truck transportation (17%)
- Construction (14%)
- Health care (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Food (3%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (46%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Top executives (3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (19%)
- Waiters and waitresses (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Willow Lake township:
- German (74.2%)
- United States or American (12.9%)
- Norwegian (3.6%)
- Polish (2.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.5%)
- Dutch (1.0%)
- Swiss (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 74 (60%)
- Carpooled: 11 (9%)
- Walked: 16 (13%)
- Other means: 5 (4%)
- Worked at home: 17 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Electricity (5%)
- No fuel used (2%)
98.4% of residents of Willow Lake township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 258- In family households: 242 (60 male householders, 6 female householders)
65 spouses, 108 children (108 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
75 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 33.3% |
| 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% |