Vernon township, Dodge County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 567 (all rural)
| Males: 288 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 279 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 567 (532 owner occupied, 35 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Vernon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.0%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.2
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Average household size: 2.70
| Vernon township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Vernon township: | $70,457 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $571 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $154,413 (it was $99,200 in 2000)
| : | $154,413 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Vernon township: Beaver Farms (A), Oslo City Hall (B), Oslo City Police Department (C), Oslo Fire Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Vernon township include: Saint Joseph's Church (A), Zion Lutheran Church (B), West Saint Olaf Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: West Saint Olaf Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Vernon 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, 76% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 475
- Northeast: 22
- Midwest: 73
- South: 8
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 201
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Vernon township with a mortgage: 44 (8 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Construction (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (29%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (3%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Vernon township:
- Norwegian (47.4%)
- German (34.0%)
- English (3.8%)
- United States or American (3.0%)
- Irish (2.0%)
- Danish (1.6%)
- Polish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 226 (70%)
- Carpooled: 37 (11%)
- Walked: 8 (2%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 48 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Wood (2%)
96.3% of residents of Vernon township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 582- In family households: 537 (148 male householders, 14 female householders)
155 spouses, 202 children (201 natural, 1 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 45 (19 male householders (19 living alone)), 24 female householders (21 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 3 2-persons,
143 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (5 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 13.3% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 3.2% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 10.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |