Knute township, Polk County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (60% naturalized citizens)
| Knute township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
57% of Knute township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% 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: 388
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 82
- South: 4
- West: 38
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
89 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 233
- 20 to 49: 3
- Mobile homes: 42
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,900
Housing units in Knute township with a mortgage: 37 (6 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Health care (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other transportation workers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Knute township:
- Norwegian (57.1%)
- German (12.7%)
- French Canadian (3.2%)
- Russian (3.2%)
- Swedish (3.2%)
- Irish (3.0%)
- Scandinavian (2.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (60%)
- Brazil (40%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 138 (73%)
- Carpooled: 21 (11%)
- Walked: 18 (10%)
- Worked at home: 11 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (40%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (1%)
89 people in nursing homes
90.1% of residents of Knute township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 435- In family households: 384 (116 male householders, 16 female householders)
113 spouses, 127 children (122 natural, 4 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (21 male householders (16 living alone)), 20 female householders (18 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 85 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 7 2-persons,
77 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (3 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 4.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |