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Selma township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Selma township:

1.0%
Whole state:

5.3%

90% of Selma township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 171
  • Northeast: 5
  • Midwest: 23
  • South: 0
  • West: 2

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Selma township, MN map Selma township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Selma township with a mortgage: 16 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 2
  • 1970 to 1979: 7
  • 1960 to 1969: 4
  • 1950 to 1959: 24
  • 1940 to 1949: 9
  • 1939 or earlier: 37

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Selma township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 5
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 23
  • 8 rooms: 14
  • 9 or more rooms: 17

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Selma township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Selma township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 10
  • 3 bedrooms: 32
  • 4 bedrooms: 31
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Selma township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Selma township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 3
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 33
  • 3 vehicles: 23
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Selma township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 2
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (52%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (36%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer stores (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (48%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (7%)
  • Woodworkers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (21%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Selma township:

  • German (72.7%)
  • Swedish (10.2%)
  • Norwegian (9.1%)
  • English (4.0%)
  • Czech (1.7%)
  • Irish (1.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • United Kingdom (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
  • Electricity (4%)

97.9% of residents of Selma township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 203

Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,

39 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Here:

16.7%
Minnesota:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Minnesota:

6.8%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Selma township:

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