Manchester township, Freeborn County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 469 (all rural)
| Males: 241 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 228 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 465 (414 owner occupied, 51 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Manchester township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.78
| Manchester township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Manchester township: | $46,699 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $453 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $99,683 (it was $76,000 in 2000)
| : | $99,683 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Cities in this township include: Manchester.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Buckeye School (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Manchester township: West Freeborn Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: West Freeborn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Sugar Lake (A), School Section Lake (B), Halls Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Manchester township: Halls Lake State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Manchester 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, 47% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 399
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 85
- South: 0
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 175
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 1
Housing units in Manchester township with a mortgage: 50 (4 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (12%)
- Food (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Manchester township:
- Norwegian (49.7%)
- German (21.7%)
- Danish (7.3%)
- English (5.0%)
- Dutch (2.7%)
- Irish (2.1%)
- United States or American (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 214 (75%)
- Carpooled: 34 (12%)
- Walked: 9 (3%)
- Worked at home: 28 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Wood (7%)
- Electricity (4%)
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
96.9% of residents of Manchester township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 498- In family households: 472 (135 male householders, 20 female householders)
138 spouses, 160 children (153 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (14 male householders (10 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 4 2-persons,
119 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (0 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 22.2% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |