Morristown township, Rice County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population: 665 (all rural)
| Males: 338 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 327 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 665 (592 owner occupied, 73 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Morristown township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.77
| Morristown township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Morristown township: | $58,584 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $642 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $166,200 (it was $124,200 in 2000)
| : | $166,200 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $221,701
Here: $221,701 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $150,071
Here: $150,071 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $100,257
Here: $100,257 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,616
Here: $112,616 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,795
Here: $113,795 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $30,336
Here: $30,336 State: $45,753
| Population density: 20 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Morristown.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Madden's Orchard (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Weinberger Lake (A), Sprague Lake (B), Lower Sakatah Lake (C), Crawford Lake (D), Hands Marsh (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Devil Creek (A), Waterville Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Morristown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 599
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 56
- South: 9
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 246
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Morristown township with a mortgage: 59 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (10%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Morristown township:
- German (68.1%)
- Norwegian (7.1%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- United States or American (3.5%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- Czech (2.7%)
- English (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 282 (78%)
- Carpooled: 25 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 11 (3%)
- Worked at home: 40 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Electricity (3%)
98.4% of residents of Morristown township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 675- In family households: 640 (176 male householders, 22 female householders)
180 spouses, 244 children (231 natural, 5 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 35 (8 male householders (5 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 20 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 1 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
160 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (3 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
| Here: | 28.9% |
| 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% |