Somerset township, Steele County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 847 (all rural)
| Males: 433 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 414 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 847 (775 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Somerset township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 38.3
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Average household size: 2.81
| Somerset township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Somerset township: | $56,196 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $644 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,949 (it was $103,400 in 2000)
| : | $148,949 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 24 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Somerset township: Straight River South Bound Rest Area (A), Straight River North Bound Rest Area (B), Hope (C), Hope Oak Knoll Camp Ground (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Somerset township include: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (A), Litomysl Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bohemian Cemetery (1), Danish Cemetery (2), Oak Mound Cemetery (3), Steele Center Cemetery (4), Holy Trinity Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Somerset township include: Minnesota State Schools Historical Marker (1), Minnesota Canneries Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
85% of Somerset township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 86
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 0
- West: 1
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 40
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Somerset township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (15%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Finance and insurance (16%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
- Health care (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Somerset township:
- German (68.3%)
- United States or American (15.9%)
- Swiss (12.7%)
- English (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 57 (81%)
- Carpooled: 10 (14%)
- Worked at home: 3 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Utility gas (10%)
- Wood (10%)
- Electricity (5%)
94.6% of residents of Somerset township speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 93- In family households: 82 (26 male householders, 0 female householders)
31 spouses, 25 children (25 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (7 male householders (5 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 2 2-persons,
208 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (7 men, 18 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% |