Garden township, Polk County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population: 227 (all rural)
| Males: 126 |  (55.5%) |
| Females: 101 |  (44.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 227 (206 owner occupied, 21 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Garden township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 42.3
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.70
| Garden township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Garden township: | $52,139 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $527 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,782 (it was $72,700 in 2000)
| : | $122,782 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Garden township: Union Lake Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Lima Cemetery (1), Union Lake Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Rindahl Lake (A), Maltrud Lake (B), Halverson Lake (C), Crooked Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Garden Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Garden township: Rindahl State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
84% of Garden township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 172
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 38
- South: 5
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 109
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Garden township with a mortgage: 10 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Food (12%)
- Construction (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Garden township:
- Norwegian (62.0%)
- Swedish (11.1%)
- German (10.6%)
- Irish (5.3%)
- French Canadian (2.9%)
- Russian (2.4%)
- Finnish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 81 (75%)
- Carpooled: 5 (5%)
- Worked at home: 22 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood (12%)
94.3% of residents of Garden township speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% speak English very well, 58% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 218- In family households: 193 (63 male householders, 2 female householders)
60 spouses, 68 children (63 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (19 male householders (16 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 3 2-persons,
54 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (0 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 20.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |