Great Scott township, St. Louis County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 63.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population: 622 (all rural)
| Males: 315 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 307 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 620 (591 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Great Scott township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 2.6%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.56
| Great Scott township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Great Scott township: | $45,895 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $593 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $136,300 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
| : | $136,300 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $172,981
Here: $172,981 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $226,157
Here: $226,157 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $92,266
Here: $92,266 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,363
Here: $102,363 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,286
Here: $188,286 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $51,531
Here: $51,531 State: $45,753
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $135,958
Here: $135,958 State: $63,954
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
Cities in this township include: Buhl, Kinney.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Kinney - Great Scott Fire Department Station 3 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Lake View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Jutila Lake (A), Severson Lake (B), Camp Four Lake (C), Clear Lake (D), Dark Lake (E), Doherty Lake (F), Horseshoe Lake (G), Lost Man Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: McNiven Creek (A), Timber Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
50% of Great Scott township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 125
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 18
- South: 18
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,300
Housing units in Great Scott township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (31%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Health care (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Air transportation (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Life and physical scientists (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Great Scott township:
- German (35.9%)
- Irish (15.4%)
- United States or American (11.1%)
- Czech (6.8%)
- European (6.0%)
- French (except Basque) (5.1%)
- Dutch (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 72 (88%)
- Walked: 3 (4%)
- Worked at home: 7 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Other fuel (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
94.0% of residents of Great Scott township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 163- In family households: 147 (46 male householders, 0 female householders)
41 spouses, 60 children (56 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
113 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (17 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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% |