Silver Leaf township, Becker County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 493 (all rural)
| Males: 252 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 241 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 493 (435 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Silver Leaf township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.88
| Silver Leaf township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.28
| Silver Leaf township: | $51,257 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $530 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $164,381 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
| : | $164,381 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Stein Lake (A), Rice Lake (B), Lizzy Lake (C), Hungry Lake (D), Dead Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Silver Leaf township: Silver Leaf Township State Game Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Silver Leaf township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 398
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 77
- South: 8
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 153
- Mobile homes: 49
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,300
Housing units in Silver Leaf township with a mortgage: 23 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Food (12%)
- Construction (11%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Silver Leaf township:
- German (59.6%)
- Norwegian (17.6%)
- Swedish (9.1%)
- Polish (4.4%)
- Irish (2.6%)
- French (except Basque) (1.8%)
- Czech (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 198 (80%)
- Carpooled: 25 (10%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 23 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%)
- Wood (24%)
- Electricity (5%)
98.2% of residents of Silver Leaf township speak English at home.
0.7% 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: 497- In family households: 458 (146 male householders, 7 female householders)
136 spouses, 160 children (133 natural, 7 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (12 male householders (9 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 16 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 3 2-persons,
131 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (2 men, 9 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: 1
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |