Moonshine township, Big Stone County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 37.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 150 (all rural)
| Males: 84 |  (56.0%) |
| Females: 66 |  (44.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 150 (138 owner occupied, 12 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Moonshine township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.7%
- Asian: 4.7%
Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 46.0
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Average household size: 2.73
| Moonshine township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Moonshine township: | $46,983 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,510 (it was $46,700 in 2000)
| : | $87,510 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 10.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 10.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Johnson.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
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79% of Moonshine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% 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: 141
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 22
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $60,000
Housing units in Moonshine township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (51%)
- Warehousing and storage (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Construction (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (41%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Moonshine township:
- German (61.3%)
- Swedish (15.3%)
- Irish (10.5%)
- Norwegian (6.5%)
- Czech (1.6%)
- French (except Basque) (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 48 (69%)
- Carpooled: 6 (9%)
- Walked: 4 (6%)
- Worked at home: 12 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Electricity (19%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 165- In family households: 154 (51 male householders, 4 female householders)
47 spouses, 46 children (46 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
38 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 17.4% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 12.5% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |