Owens township, St. Louis County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 29.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 270 (all rural)
| Males: 136 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 134 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 270 (250 owner occupied, 20 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Owens township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.0%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 44.4
Median age of females: 44.0
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Average household size: 2.43
| Owens township: | 2.4 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Owens township: | $45,895 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $593 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $136,300 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
| : | $136,300 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $172,981
Here: $172,981 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $226,157
Here: $226,157 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $92,266
Here: $92,266 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,363
Here: $102,363 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,286
Here: $188,286 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $51,531
Here: $51,531 State: $45,753
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $135,958
Here: $135,958 State: $63,954
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Mountain Iron Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Owens township: First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Cook Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Owens township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 247
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 32
- South: 10
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 114
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Owens township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Educational services (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Health care (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Educational services (33%)
- Health care (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (2%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Engineers (7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Postsecondary teachers (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (3%)
- Therapists (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Owens township:
- Swedish (18.8%)
- Finnish (17.7%)
- Norwegian (16.2%)
- United States or American (9.8%)
- German (7.9%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- Italian (7.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 114 (83%)
- Carpooled: 11 (8%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 11 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Wood (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Electricity (12%)
97.5% of residents of Owens township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 302- In family households: 269 (73 male householders, 16 female householders)
81 spouses, 80 children (70 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (16 male householders (6 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
47 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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% |