Butternut Valley township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 382 (all rural)
| Males: 217 |  (56.8%) |
| Females: 165 |  (43.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 382 (323 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Butternut Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 1.8%
- Asian: 0.3%
Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.87
| Butternut Valley township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Butternut Valley township: | $51,858 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $595 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $161,300 (it was $95,400 in 2000)
| : | $161,300 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $188,093
Here: $188,093 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $179,330
Here: $179,330 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $124,732
Here: $124,732 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $128,724
Here: $128,724 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,669
Here: $85,669 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $24,748
Here: $24,748 State: $45,753
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Butternut Valley township: Our Saviors Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Our Saviors Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Armstrong Lake (A), Strom Lake (B), Lieberg Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Butternut Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 292
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 43
- South: 9
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 124
- Mobile homes: 7
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Butternut Valley township with a mortgage: 40 (8 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Construction (15%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Warehousing and storage (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Printing workers (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Butternut Valley township:
- German (44.8%)
- Norwegian (20.1%)
- Welsh (9.4%)
- English (4.5%)
- Swedish (4.2%)
- Irish (2.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 134 (74%)
- Carpooled: 3 (2%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 41 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (2%)
98.3% of residents of Butternut Valley township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 362- In family households: 330 (109 male householders, 5 female householders)
94 spouses, 115 children (115 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (15 male householders (12 living alone)), 11 female householders (9 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 67 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
99 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 men, 0 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% |