Crookston township, Polk County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 37.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 554 (6% urban, 94% rural)
| Males: 278 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 276 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 443 (417 owner occupied, 26 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Crookston township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.5%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 42.6
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Average household size: 2.99
| Crookston township: | 3.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.25
| Crookston township: | $52,139 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $527 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,782 (it was $72,700 in 2000)
| : | $122,782 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Crookston township: Valley View School (A), Brick School (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Crookston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 378
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 90
- South: 16
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
People in group quarters in Crookston township, Minnesota:
- 76 people in nursing homes
- 30 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 138
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,500
Housing units in Crookston township with a mortgage: 45 (3 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Educational services (13%)
- Construction (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (29%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Gasoline stations (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Crookston township:
- Norwegian (31.1%)
- German (25.0%)
- French (except Basque) (8.4%)
- French Canadian (5.1%)
- English (4.0%)
- Polish (3.3%)
- Swedish (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 193 (80%)
- Carpooled: 31 (13%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 15 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
People in group quarters in Crookston township, Minnesota:
- 76 people in nursing homes
- 30 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
94.7% of residents of Crookston township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 448- In family households: 418 (112 male householders, 17 female householders)
116 spouses, 167 children (162 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (12 male householders (8 living alone)), 11 female householders (9 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 65 (30 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 6 2-persons,
127 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
| Here: | 22.1% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 13.5% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 1.6% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |