Paxton township, Redwood County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 37.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 577 (4% urban, 96% rural)
| Males: 306 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 271 |  (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 569 (496 owner occupied, 73 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Paxton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 64.1%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 30.0%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 3.5%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 38.9
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Average household size: 2.76
| Paxton township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.24
| Paxton township: | $48,134 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $429 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,743 (it was $62,700 in 2000)
| : | $86,743 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $123,739
Here: $123,739 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $132,314
Here: $132,314 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $164,137
Here: $164,137 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $24,788
Here: $24,788 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $60,525
Here: $60,525 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $66,632
Here: $66,632 State: $45,753
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Paxton township: School Number 6 West (A), Ramey Farm (B), Schiller Turkey Farm (C), Oakleigh Farms (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Paxton township: Whipple Mission (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Lower Sioux Community Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Tiger Lake (A), Sulphur Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Crow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Paxton township include: Geology of the Minnesota River Valley Historical Marker (1), Mdewakanton Repatriation Burial Site Historical Marker (2), Redwood River Wayside Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Paxton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 513
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 40
- South: 6
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 196
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 8
- 10 to 19: 2
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Paxton township with a mortgage: 77 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
- Construction (8%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Health care (15%)
- Food and beverage stores (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Cashiers (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Paxton township:
- German (28.3%)
- Norwegian (7.3%)
- Czech (5.0%)
- Irish (4.4%)
- English (3.6%)
- Scandinavian (3.1%)
- United States or American (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 196 (75%)
- Carpooled: 22 (8%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 39 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
95.5% of residents of Paxton township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 561- In family households: 494 (111 male householders, 41 female householders)
102 spouses, 214 children (212 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 6 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (35 male householders (26 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
125 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (10 men, 31 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 9.9% |
| 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: 3
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |