Morken township, Clay County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 203 (all rural)
| Males: 103 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 100 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 203 (186 owner occupied, 17 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Morken township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 3.4%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 3.03
| Morken township: | 3.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.29
| Morken township: | $54,774 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $597 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,757 (it was $84,300 in 2000)
| : | $148,757 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
79% of Morken township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 75
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 97
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 61
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500
Housing units in Morken township with a mortgage: 22 (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 (22%)
- Construction (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Social assistance (21%)
- Health care (18%)
- Gasoline stations (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Construction (6%)
- Retail florists (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other transportation workers (9%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (15%)
- Child care workers (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Other transportation workers (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Morken township:
- Norwegian (40.8%)
- German (38.8%)
- United States or American (5.3%)
- Polish (3.9%)
- Swedish (3.9%)
- French (except Basque) (3.3%)
- Dutch (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 48 (75%)
- Carpooled: 5 (8%)
- Walked: 4 (6%)
- Worked at home: 7 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (53%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
98.2% of residents of Morken township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 172- In family households: 166 (52 male householders, 3 female householders)
52 spouses, 53 children (46 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 2 female householders (0 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 2-persons,
59 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 11.8% |
| 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: 3
| Here: | 21.4% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |