Monroe township, Lyon County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 242 (all rural)
| Males: 131 |  (54.1%) |
| Females: 111 |  (45.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 242 (178 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Monroe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- Asian: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.72
| Monroe township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.25
| Monroe township: | $49,594 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $526 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $130,354 (it was $82,400 in 2000)
| : | $130,354 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Rialson Cemetery (1), Tracy Cemetery (2), Hoiland Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: South Twin Lake (A), North Twin Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Monroe township: Greenhead State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 239
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 4
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 91
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000
Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 20 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Food (26%)
- Construction (12%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (19%)
- Food (11%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other financial specialists (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other financial specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:
- German (38.4%)
- Norwegian (16.1%)
- Belgian (12.8%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- Swedish (6.2%)
- Danish (4.3%)
- Finnish (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 92 (74%)
- Carpooled: 24 (19%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 7 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
98.8% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 259- In family households: 239 (65 male householders, 8 female householders)
73 spouses, 93 children (83 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
70 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 10.0% |
| 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% |