Galena township, Martin County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 237 (all rural)
| Males: 119 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 118 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 237 (215 owner occupied, 22 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Galena township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 42.8
Median age of females: 42.0
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Average household size: 2.49
| Galena township: | 2.5 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Galena township: | $51,865 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $455 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,341 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
| : | $98,341 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Galena township: Immanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Cedar Lake Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Cedar Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Galena township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 205
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 18
- South: 0
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 101
Housing units in Galena township with a mortgage: 21 (3 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Health care (12%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Religious workers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Galena township:
- German (41.8%)
- Norwegian (24.9%)
- Swedish (11.4%)
- Irish (5.0%)
- English (3.5%)
- Danish (3.0%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 103 (73%)
- Carpooled: 6 (4%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 29 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
95.6% of residents of Galena township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 230- In family households: 209 (71 male householders, 7 female householders)
70 spouses, 61 children (55 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
53 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (3 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 24.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |