Ellsborough township, Murray County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 198 (all rural)
| Males: 105 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 93 |  (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 198 (152 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Ellsborough township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.9%
- Black: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 3.5%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 34.5
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Average household size: 3.00
| Ellsborough township: | 3.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.32
| Ellsborough township: | $52,915 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $409 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,344 (it was $58,100 in 2000)
| : | $91,344 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: C and M Farms (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Ellsborough township: Ellsborough Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Ellsborough Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Hjermstad Slough (A), Hjermstad Lake (B), Current Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Ellsborough township include: Hjermstad Lake State Wildlife Management Are (1), Lange State Wildlife Management Area (2), Nelson State Wildlife Management Area (3), Ruthton State Wildlife Management Area (4), Tutt State Wildlife Management Area (5), Van Eck State Wildlife Management Area (6), Bergman State Wildlife Management Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
85% of Ellsborough township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 195
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 1
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 65
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000
Housing units in Ellsborough township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
- Construction (11%)
- Food (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (29%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Private households (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (34%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Art and design workers (5%)
- Extraction workers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ellsborough township:
- Norwegian (26.8%)
- German (22.7%)
- Swedish (18.2%)
- Dutch (9.6%)
- Danish (4.0%)
- Scandinavian (4.0%)
- Irish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 60 (61%)
- Carpooled: 12 (12%)
- Walked: 8 (8%)
- Worked at home: 18 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (45%)
99.1% of residents of Ellsborough township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 226- In family households: 221 (50 male householders, 10 female householders)
48 spouses, 104 children (95 natural, 3 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
51 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (13 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 27.7% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 23.3% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 60.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |