Shelly township, Norman County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 42.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 129 (all rural)
| Males: 68 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 61 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 129 (110 owner occupied, 19 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Shelly township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Asian: 0.8%
Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.58
| Shelly township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Shelly township: | $46,046 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $369 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,513 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
| : | $80,513 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Shelly.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Shelly township: Zion Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Petri Cemetery (1), Shelly Cemetery (2), Marsh River Cemetery (3), Zion Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Shelly township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 74
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 48
- South: 0
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 2.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 50
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300
Housing units in Shelly township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (15%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
- Food (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Health care (36%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (24%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Shelly township:
- Norwegian (64.7%)
- German (21.8%)
- French (except Basque) (5.9%)
- Swedish (3.4%)
- English (2.5%)
- Danish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 47 (75%)
- Carpooled: 2 (3%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Other means: 3 (5%)
- Worked at home: 9 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Wood (8%)
95.9% of residents of Shelly township speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 127- In family households: 107 (33 male householders, 3 female householders)
33 spouses, 29 children (23 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
28 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (3 men, 4 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% |