Lien township, Grant County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 32.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population: 117 (all rural)
| Males: 64 |  (54.7%) |
| Females: 53 |  (45.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 117 (114 owner occupied, 3 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 3% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Lien township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 45.4
Median age of females: 49.5
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Average household size: 2.60
| Lien township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Lien township: | $50,754 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $400 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,507 (it was $59,400 in 2000)
| : | $94,507 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 14.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 7.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Lien township: Immanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bethania Cemetery (1), Lund Cemetery (2), Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery (3), Fridhem Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Swan Lake (A), Huset Lake (B), Horseshoe Lake (C), Eide Lake (D), Cormorant Lake (E), Jones Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
84% of Lien township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 139
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 58
- Mobile homes: 11
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Housing units in Lien township with a mortgage: 12 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Construction (14%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Food (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (35%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (10%)
- Bus drivers (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (22%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Therapists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lien township:
- Norwegian (48.9%)
- German (16.0%)
- Swedish (13.7%)
- Polish (4.6%)
- English (3.8%)
- Irish (3.8%)
- Scandinavian (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39 (49%)
- Carpooled: 12 (15%)
- Walked: 4 (5%)
- Other means: 4 (5%)
- Worked at home: 21 (26%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 151- In family households: 146 (49 male householders, 0 female householders)
43 spouses, 50 children (48 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
29 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |