Nelson township, Watonwan County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 309 (all rural)
| Males: 166 |  (53.7%) |
| Females: 143 |  (46.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 309 (269 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Nelson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.6%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 38.6
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Average household size: 2.76
| Nelson township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Nelson township: | $50,417 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $451 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,727 (it was $62,200 in 2000)
| : | $91,727 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Nelson township include: East Sveadahl Church (A), Sveadahl Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: West Sveadahl Cemetery (1), East Sveadahl Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
River: North Fork Watonwan River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Nelson township: Voss State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Nelson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 249
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 7
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 118
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $73,300
Housing units in Nelson township with a mortgage: 23 (5 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Construction (18%)
- Food (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Printing and related support activities (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Nelson township:
- German (52.4%)
- Norwegian (24.8%)
- Swedish (12.8%)
- United States or American (5.6%)
- Polish (3.6%)
- European (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 104 (74%)
- Carpooled: 13 (9%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 23 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
99.2% of residents of Nelson township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 281- In family households: 252 (78 male householders, 5 female householders)
77 spouses, 84 children (79 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (20 male householders (18 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 2 2-persons,
73 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (5 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 11.4% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |