Wing River township, Wadena County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 430 (all rural)
| Males: 218 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 212 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 430 (384 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Wing River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Median age of males: 42.1
Median age of females: 42.0
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Average household size: 2.59
| Wing River township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Wing River township: | $37,462 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $432 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $109,843 (it was $64,600 in 2000)
| : | $109,843 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Wing River township include: Wing River Tabernacle (A), Hope Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wing River Union Cemetery (1), Saint Huberts Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Hay Creek (A), Wing River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Wing River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% 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: 330
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 43
- South: 7
- West: 15
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 148
- Mobile homes: 25
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Wing River township with a mortgage: 18 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Construction (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wing River township:
- German (34.5%)
- United States or American (23.6%)
- Norwegian (10.2%)
- Finnish (5.4%)
- English (4.2%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- French (except Basque) (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 127 (77%)
- Carpooled: 10 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Wood (27%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
98.3% of residents of Wing River township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 399- In family households: 340 (90 male householders, 17 female householders)
108 spouses, 116 children (110 natural, 5 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (23 male householders (21 living alone)), 21 female householders (14 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 7 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
94 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (3 men, 5 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: 4
| Here: | 20.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |