Elmer township, Pipestone County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 275 (all rural)
| Males: 137 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 138 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 275 (237 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Elmer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.6%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 34.7
Median age of females: 32.3
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Average household size: 3.13
| Elmer township: | 3.1 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.48
| Elmer township: | $46,685 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,839 (it was $53,600 in 2000)
| : | $86,839 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Cities in this township include: Trosky.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: De Jongh Farms (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Trosky Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Elmer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 237
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 61
- South: 2
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
Housing units in Elmer township with a mortgage: 21 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (58%)
- Construction (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Food (2%)
- Printing and related support activities (2%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Food (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (42%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (2%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Art and design workers (5%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elmer township:
- Dutch (48.7%)
- German (28.7%)
- Norwegian (8.3%)
- Luxemburger (4.5%)
- Danish (2.3%)
- Irish (2.3%)
- Polish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 107 (73%)
- Carpooled: 7 (5%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 29 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Electricity (12%)
97.6% of residents of Elmer township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 311- In family households: 294 (83 male householders, 5 female householders)
79 spouses, 125 children (109 natural, 4 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (12 male householders (10 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 2 2-persons,
97 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): 20
| Here: | 27.4% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 20.8% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |