Meadow township, Wadena County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 228 (all rural)
| Males: 112 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 116 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 228 (205 owner occupied, 23 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Meadow township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 35.5
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Average household size: 2.75
| Meadow township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Meadow township: | $37,462 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $432 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $109,843 (it was $64,600 in 2000)
| : | $109,843 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 11.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 4.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Meadow township: Meadow Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Finnish Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Yaeger Lake (A), Rice Lake (B), Mud Lake (C), Yaeger Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Kitten Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Meadow township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% 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: 214
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 24
- South: 2
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 80
- Mobile homes: 32
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,700
Housing units in Meadow township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (13%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Meadow township:
- German (27.6%)
- United States or American (22.9%)
- Finnish (19.3%)
- Norwegian (15.1%)
- Swedish (4.2%)
- English (3.1%)
- Polish (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 82 (75%)
- Carpooled: 8 (7%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Wood (17%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Electricity (2%)
93.2% of residents of Meadow township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
4.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 244- In family households: 223 (58 male householders, 11 female householders)
58 spouses, 90 children (82 natural, 3 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (10 male householders (6 living alone)), 5 female householders (0 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person, 9 2-persons,
54 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): 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |