Bloom township, Nobles County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 213 (all rural)
| Males: 118 |  (55.4%) |
| Females: 95 |  (44.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 213 (164 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Bloom township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Some other race: 0.5%
Median age of males: 33.8
Median age of females: 35.5
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Average household size: 3.33
| Bloom township: | 3.3 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.49
| Bloom township: | $49,909 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $505 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,325 (it was $64,500 in 2000)
| : | $103,325 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Crickside Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Bloom township: Immanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: American Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Bloom township include: Scheuring State Wildlife Management Area (1), Swessinger State Wildlife Management Area (2), Einck State Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
47% of Bloom township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 176
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 30
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 84
- Mobile homes: 56
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,600
Housing units in Bloom township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (27%)
- Construction (16%)
- Chemicals (15%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (47%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (28%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Extraction workers (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (47%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Waiters and waitresses (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bloom township:
- German (34.0%)
- Irish (24.5%)
- English (22.6%)
- United States or American (13.2%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55 (67%)
- Carpooled: 20 (24%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (84%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (5%)
98.4% of residents of Bloom township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 208- In family households: 167 (54 male householders, 6 female householders)
45 spouses, 52 children (52 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (18 male householders (11 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 7 2-persons,
56 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 54.5% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |