Crooks township, Renville County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 213 (all rural)
| Males: 107 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 106 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 213 (184 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Crooks township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.80
| Crooks township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Crooks township: | $51,537 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $440 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,548 (it was $61,800 in 2000)
| : | $93,548 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Crooks township: Ebenezer Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery (1), Old Swedish Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Crooks township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 198
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 20
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79
Housing units in Crooks township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (42%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Food (3%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Plastics and rubber products (3%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Finance and insurance (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (16%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Food (9%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (26%)
- Health technologists and technicians (12%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Crooks township:
- German (61.8%)
- Dutch (16.1%)
- Norwegian (12.4%)
- Scandinavian (4.3%)
- Polish (1.6%)
- Austrian (1.1%)
- Irish (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 78 (72%)
- Walked: 6 (6%)
- Worked at home: 24 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Wood (3%)
93.6% of residents of Crooks township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (17% speak English very well, 83% speak English well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 221- In family households: 215 (64 male householders, 4 female householders)
66 spouses, 77 children (71 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
59 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 14.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |