Center township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 17.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.0 sq. mi.
Population: 808 (all rural)
| Males: 411 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 397 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 804 (742 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.9%
Median age of males: 41.4
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.47
| Center township: | 2.5 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Center township: | $48,894 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $633 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $172,815 (it was $104,800 in 2000)
| : | $172,815 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 46 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Center township: Mission Beach Resort and Campground (A), Sunset Bay Resort and Campground (B), Shing Wako Resort and Campground (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Bass Lake (A), Taylor Lake (B), Spider Lake (C), Silver Lake (D), Pickerel Lake (E), Perch Lake (F), Lower Mission Lake (G), Horseshoe Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Mission Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 688
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 131
- South: 21
- West: 35
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
4 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 412
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 59
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 116 (13 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 76
- Construction (14%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Paper (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (32.1%)
- Norwegian (12.9%)
- Swedish (9.4%)
- United States or American (7.3%)
- English (7.1%)
- Irish (5.7%)
- French (except Basque) (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 325 (80%)
- Carpooled: 39 (10%)
- Other means: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 37 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
4 people in other group homes
99.0% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 874- In family households: 771 (221 male householders, 29 female householders)
235 spouses, 244 children (235 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 6 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 103 (51 male householders (38 living alone)), 35 female householders (32 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 125 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person, 16 2-persons,
131 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (11 men, 11 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): 4
| Here: | 6.8% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |