Wood Lake township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 220 (all rural)
| Males: 116 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 104 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 220 (199 owner occupied, 21 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Wood Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.47
| Wood Lake township: | 2.5 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Wood Lake township: | $53,270 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,548 (it was $60,900 in 2000)
| : | $93,548 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Wood Lake.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Lutheran Cemetery (1), Methodist Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Wood Lake (A), Mud Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Wood Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 218
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 4
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $275,000
Housing units in Wood Lake township with a mortgage: 15 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (11%)
- Construction (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Personal and laundry services (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (34%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Personal appearance workers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wood Lake township:
- Norwegian (42.1%)
- German (39.1%)
- Scandinavian (4.3%)
- Danish (3.4%)
- Irish (3.4%)
- English (1.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 96 (73%)
- Carpooled: 5 (4%)
- Worked at home: 30 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 243- In family households: 218 (62 male householders, 7 female householders)
66 spouses, 80 children (69 natural, 6 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (16 male householders (14 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 2 2-persons,
55 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 10.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 23.5% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |