Goose Prairie township, Clay County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 199 (all rural)
Males: 108 | (54.3%) |
Females: 91 | (45.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 199 (183 owner occupied, 16 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 8% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Goose Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.2
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Average household size: 3.11
Goose Prairie township: | 3.1 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.32
Goose Prairie township: | $54,774 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $597 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,757 (it was $84,300 in 2000)
: | $148,757 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 17.4% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 10.0% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Goose Prairie township: Salem Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Tilde Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Goose Prairie township include: Goose Prairie State Wildlife Management Area (1), Aspen State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Goose Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 121
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 76
- South: 2
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 66
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Goose Prairie township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Construction (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6%)
- Health care (34%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Goose Prairie township:
- Norwegian (66.1%)
- German (9.2%)
- United States or American (9.2%)
- Swedish (5.7%)
- English (2.9%)
- Czech (1.7%)
- Irish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 69 (77%)
- Carpooled: 13 (14%)
- Worked at home: 8 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (3%)
96.8% of residents of Goose Prairie township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 201- In family households: 187 (50 male householders, 7 female householders)
47 spouses, 73 children (73 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (5 male householders (2 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person, 3 2-persons,
53 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (3 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 6.1% |
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% |