Swede Grove township, Meeker County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 414 (all rural)
| Males: 216 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 198 |  (47.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 414 (375 owner occupied, 39 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Swede Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
- Black: 1.2%
- Asian: 3.1%
Median age of males: 34.3
Median age of females: 33.0
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Average household size: 3.14
| Swede Grove township: | 3.1 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.43
| Swede Grove township: | $53,839 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $548 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $149,524 (it was $93,700 in 2000)
| : | $149,524 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 8.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Swede Grove township: Cojo Dairy (A), Grove Creek Raceway (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Swede Grove township include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Fellowship Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: First Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Wilcox Lake (A), Peterson Lake (B), Miller Lake (C), Helga Lake (D), Dahls Lake (E), Hendrickson Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Swede Grove township: Grove Mill Historic Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Swede Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 345
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 39
- South: 2
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 130
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Swede Grove township with a mortgage: 48 (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 (30%)
- Construction (16%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Computer and electronic products (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Health care (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Food (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electricians (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Swede Grove township:
- German (44.4%)
- Norwegian (14.6%)
- Swedish (11.2%)
- United States or American (7.4%)
- French (except Basque) (3.7%)
- English (3.2%)
- Irish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 150 (78%)
- Carpooled: 20 (10%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 19 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
91.7% of residents of Swede Grove township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 401- In family households: 382 (108 male householders, 14 female householders)
95 spouses, 145 children (145 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 66 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person,
118 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (13 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 17.5% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 9.5% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |