Ancestry in the Ceresco Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota (Township)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Blue Earth County and the Ceresco Township
Ceresco Township
Blue Earth County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountGermanOther1Unclassified2EnglishNorwegianIrishSwedishCzechDutchAmericanWelshBelgianItalian69.953052%48.305964%69.953052%70.0%14916.431925%11.301203%16.431925%16.4%3511.267606%14.979244%11.267606%11.3%249.389671%4.804346%9.389671%9.4%207.511737%15.391307%7.511737%7.5%163.755869%9.500336%3.755869%3.8%83.755869%5.379708%3.755869%3.8%82.347418%1.459007%2.347418%2.3%52.347418%2.385386%2.347418%2.3%51.877934%3.063000%1.877934%1.9%41.877934%1.210244%1.877934%1.9%40.938967%0.538734%0.938967%0.9%20.938967%1.019474%0.938967%0.9%2

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Blue Earth County and the Ceresco Township
Ceresco Township
Blue Earth County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mexican100.000000%74.652778%100.000000%100.0%41.878%1.88%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in the Ceresco Township

German Ancestry by Tract#3

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
51.34%51.78%52.20%52.63%53.06%53.49%

English Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
4.74%4.94%5.13%5.33%5.53%5.73%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
14.8%15.4%16.0%16.6%17.1%17.8%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
9.05%9.34%9.62%9.91%10.19%10.48%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
4.25%4.68%5.10%5.51%5.93%6.36%

Czech Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
1.11%1.23%1.34%1.46%1.57%1.69%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
2.262%2.282%2.302%2.322%2.342%2.362%

American Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
2.25%2.57%2.88%3.19%3.50%3.82%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.9%1.6%2.3%3.0%3.7%4.5%

Belgian Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Belgian' ancestry (%):
0.21%0.35%0.49%0.63%0.76%0.90%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.68%0.74%0.80%0.85%0.91%0.97%

French Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
2.57%2.65%2.72%2.80%2.87%2.95%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
1.456%1.487%1.518%1.549%1.579%1.611%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.340%0.373%0.405%0.437%0.469%0.501%

Swiss Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swiss' ancestry (%):
0.43%0.55%0.68%0.80%0.92%1.04%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
2.1%2.7%3.2%3.7%4.2%4.8%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.035%0.084%0.133%0.182%0.230%0.279%
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Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Mankato Area

There are 56 county subdivisions in the Mankato Area. This section compares the Ceresco Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Mankato Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ceresco Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 188.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Ceresco Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Mankato Area, and entities that contain the Ceresco Township
0%20%40%60%Count#West Newton TownshipW NewtonBernadotte TownshipBernadotteTraverse TownshipTraverseCourtland TownshipCourtlandBrighton TownshipBrightonLyra TownshipLafayetteCeresco TownshipCerescoMcPherson TownshipMcPhersonGranby TownshipGranbyBeauford TownshipBeaufordLafayette TownshipLafayetteSt. ClairCourtlandNicollet TownshipNicolletCambria TownshipCambriaMapleton TownshipMapletonMapletonShelby TownshipShelbyBelgrade TownshipBelgradeDanville TownshipDanvilleNicolletDecoria TownshipDecoriaJamestown TownshipJamestownLincoln TownshipLincolnLake CrystalMadison LakeNew Sweden TownshipNew SwedenVernon Center TownshipVernon CtrOshawa TownshipOshawaJudson TownshipJudsonGood Thunder171500Tract 171500Lime TownshipPembertonRapidan TownshipRapidanGarden City TownshipGdn CityNorth MankatoLe Ray TownshipLe RayEagle LakeSouth Bend TownshipS BendMankato and North Mankato Metro AreaMankato AreaBlue Earth CountyBlue EarthMedo TownshipMankato TownshipMankatoButternut Valley TownshipButternut VlySterling TownshipSterlingMankatoSkylineAmboyLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieVernon CenterSt. PeterMinnesotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited States77.078652%77.078652%77.1%343175.203252%75.203252%75.2%185274.509804%74.509804%74.5%228374.050633%74.050633%74.1%351472.340426%72.340426%72.3%136571.786834%71.786834%71.8%229670.449173%70.449173%70.4%298769.953052%69.953052%70.0%149869.887640%69.887640%69.9%311969.098712%69.098712%69.1%1611067.721519%67.721519%67.7%3211166.528354%66.528354%66.5%4811266.323024%66.323024%66.3%5791365.138889%65.138889%65.1%4691464.972777%64.972777%65.0%3581564.419476%64.419476%64.4%1721663.283582%63.283582%63.3%2121763.239875%63.239875%63.2%1,0151861.837456%61.837456%61.8%1751961.524164%61.524164%61.5%6622060.352423%60.352423%60.4%1372160.096154%60.096154%60.1%6252258.770344%58.770344%58.8%6502358.403361%58.403361%58.4%4172458.264463%58.264463%58.3%1412557.736626%57.736626%57.7%1,4032657.497517%57.497517%57.5%5792755.042017%55.042017%55.0%1312854.883721%54.883721%54.9%1182954.823890%54.823890%54.8%3583054.545455%54.545455%54.5%3003153.690037%53.690037%53.7%2913253.488372%53.488372%53.5%1,49553.136531%53.136531%53.1%5763352.755906%52.755906%52.8%1343452.349624%52.349624%52.3%5573550.749712%50.749712%50.7%4403649.855029%49.855029%49.9%6,7063749.113233%49.113233%49.1%3603848.820059%48.820059%48.8%1,3243948.703495%48.703495%48.7%8644048.494177%48.494177%48.5%47,88847.9k48.305964%48.305964%48.3%31,65231.7k47.887324%47.887324%47.9%1704147.606240%47.606240%47.6%8854246.153846%46.153846%46.2%1384345.172414%45.172414%45.2%1314444.518337%44.518337%44.5%18,20818.2k4544.518272%44.518272%44.5%1344641.604755%41.604755%41.6%2804740.293040%40.293040%40.3%3304838.957055%38.957055%39.0%1274937.641567%37.641567%37.6%4,3545033.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Minnesota

There are 2,761 county subdivisions in Minnesota. This section compares the Ceresco Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Minnesota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ceresco Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,226.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#43

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Ceresco Township, selected other county subdivisions in Minnesota, and entities that contain the Ceresco Township
0%20%40%60%Count#Ceresco TownshipCeresco171500Tract 171500Mankato and North Mankato Metro AreaMankato AreaBlue Earth CountyBlue EarthMankatoHastingsWinonaOwatonnaChaskaChanhassenSt. CloudElk RiverFarmingtonCottage GroveAndoverLakevilleRosemountPrior LakeApple ValleyInver Grove HeightsInver Grv HtsOakdaleMoorheadMinnesotaShoreviewFaribaultEaganSavageRamseyBlaineWhite Bear LakeWhite Bear LkAustinShakopeeChamplinWoodburyMaple GroveRochesterNew BrightonWest North CentralEden PrairieCoon RapidsRosevilleMinnetonkaBloomingtonSt. Louis ParkSt. Louis PkPlymouthMaplewoodBurnsvilleCrystalMidwestEdinaFridleyDuluthRichfieldMinneapolisSt. PaulBrooklyn ParkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrooklyn CenterBrooklyn Ctr69.953052%69.953052%70.0%14953.488372%53.488372%53.5%1,49548.494177%48.494177%48.5%47,88847.9k48.305964%48.305964%48.3%31,65231.7k44.518337%44.518337%44.5%18,20818.2k142.762544%42.762544%42.8%9,622240.464708%40.464708%40.5%11,07611.1k340.414386%40.414386%40.4%10,33810.3k439.775899%39.775899%39.8%9,975539.103081%39.103081%39.1%9,696639.079682%39.079682%39.1%20,79020.8k738.634545%38.634545%38.6%9,173838.279492%38.279492%38.3%8,508938.218455%38.218455%38.2%13,61813.6k1037.670031%37.670031%37.7%12,01912.0k1137.627538%37.627538%37.6%22,49622.5k1237.443179%37.443179%37.4%8,6491336.696404%36.696404%36.7%9,1731435.204142%35.204142%35.2%17,81417.8k1534.513911%34.513911%34.5%11,99612.0k1634.125054%34.125054%34.1%9,5401734.002081%34.002081%34.0%14,05014.1k1833.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M33.656970%33.656970%33.7%8,8051933.633659%33.633659%33.6%7,9142033.592920%33.592920%33.6%22,12922.1k2133.501139%33.501139%33.5%9,8492233.285957%33.285957%33.3%8,4312333.032184%33.032184%33.0%20,21920.2k2432.952327%32.952327%33.0%8,1012532.394026%32.394026%32.4%8,0472632.282631%32.282631%32.3%12,80212.8k2732.032262%32.032262%32.0%7,6652831.618165%31.618165%31.6%21,08921.1k2931.598202%31.598202%31.6%21,16121.2k3031.227333%31.227333%31.2%34,78634.8k3131.124904%31.124904%31.1%6,9203230.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.264532%30.264532%30.3%19,12919.1k3329.981177%29.981177%30.0%18,63618.6k3429.885970%29.885970%29.9%10,53610.5k3529.546379%29.546379%29.5%15,26115.3k3629.146685%29.146685%29.1%24,79824.8k3728.880091%28.880091%28.9%13,71413.7k3828.381599%28.381599%28.4%21,31621.3k3928.365845%28.365845%28.4%11,25511.3k4028.331535%28.331535%28.3%17,32717.3k4126.825306%26.825306%26.8%6,1104226.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.120538%26.120538%26.1%13,05413.1k4326.097570%26.097570%26.1%7,1634424.914117%24.914117%24.9%21,46721.5k4524.780018%24.780018%24.8%8,8994622.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k4721.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k4818.408333%18.408333%18.4%14,51014.5k4914.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.221212%14.221212%14.2%4,37850

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares the Ceresco Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ceresco Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#63

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Ceresco Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Ceresco Township
0%20%40%60%Count#Ceresco TownshipCeresco171500Tract 171500Mankato and North Mankato Metro AreaMankato AreaBlue Earth CountyBlue EarthFargoLincolnSioux FallsCedar RapidsMinnesotaMadisonWest North CentralOlatheOverland ParkOmahaMidwestTopekaMilton TownshipMiltonCapital TownshipCapitalToledoMinneapolisYork TownshipSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldWichitaSt. PaulLisle TownshipLislePalatine TownshipPalatineRockford TownshipRockfordCincinnatiWashington TownshipWashingtonDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvColumbusWheeling TownshipWheelingAnn ArborKaw TownshipMilwaukeeSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgWarrenLawrence TownshipLawrenceAkronBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSterling HeightsSterling HtsSt. LouisDaytonGrand RapidsWorth TownshipWorthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaine TownshipMaineBlue TownshipWayne TownshipWayneCenter TownshipCtrKansas CityNorth TownshipNAurora TownshipAuroraClevelandProviso TownshipProvisoChicagoThornton TownshipThorntonDetroit69.953052%69.953052%70.0%14953.488372%53.488372%53.5%1,49548.494177%48.494177%48.5%47,88847.9k48.305964%48.305964%48.3%31,65231.7k39.448038%39.448038%39.4%45,74045.7k137.022467%37.022467%37.0%101,078101k235.624160%35.624160%35.6%51,13151.1k334.744513%34.744513%34.7%45,00745.0k433.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M33.677053%33.677053%33.7%82,85782.9k530.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M27.114100%27.114100%27.1%36,00436.0k626.806693%26.806693%26.8%49,26449.3k726.271351%26.271351%26.3%116,401116k826.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M24.210023%24.210023%24.2%30,86130.9k923.925085%23.925085%23.9%28,33428.3k1022.907686%22.907686%22.9%26,67626.7k1122.481076%22.481076%22.5%63,13963.1k1222.341661%22.341661%22.3%90,41090.4k1321.831081%21.831081%21.8%27,38627.4k1421.208323%21.208323%21.2%35,02335.0k1521.145367%21.145367%21.1%82,05182.1k1621.144501%21.144501%21.1%62,83362.8k1720.928672%20.928672%20.9%24,94324.9k1819.694187%19.694187%19.7%22,41122.4k1919.672592%19.672592%19.7%34,28534.3k2019.461027%19.461027%19.5%57,99658.0k2119.377859%19.377859%19.4%26,39426.4k2219.284687%19.284687%19.3%28,69628.7k2319.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k2418.240179%18.240179%18.2%28,27128.3k2517.734382%17.734382%17.7%20,94220.9k2617.471385%17.471385%17.5%29,99430.0k2717.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k2817.100391%17.100391%17.1%22,58522.6k2916.995017%16.995017%17.0%22,95523.0k3016.362001%16.362001%16.4%20,01420.0k3116.146453%16.146453%16.1%32,05232.1k3215.925227%15.925227%15.9%17,96718.0k3315.801145%15.801145%15.8%20,80620.8k3415.564345%15.564345%15.6%49,18849.2k3515.437535%15.437535%15.4%21,78921.8k3615.425480%15.425480%15.4%29,90829.9k3714.971933%14.971933%15.0%22,88422.9k3814.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.293356%14.293356%14.3%19,50619.5k3913.599244%13.599244%13.6%21,44921.4k4012.476612%12.476612%12.5%17,60417.6k4112.307117%12.307117%12.3%18,10518.1k4211.747187%11.747187%11.7%17,59217.6k4311.626997%11.626997%11.6%18,41618.4k4410.437835%10.437835%10.4%15,46015.5k459.364151%9.364151%9.4%36,44236.4k468.498675%8.498675%8.5%12,89312.9k477.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k483.956709%3.956709%4.0%6,705491.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k50

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Ceresco Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ceresco Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#83

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Ceresco Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Ceresco Township
0%20%40%60%Count#Ceresco TownshipCeresco171500Tract 171500Mankato and North Mankato Metro AreaMankato AreaBlue Earth CountyBlue EarthMinnesotaWest North CentralMidwestColumbusMilwaukeeSeattleTulsaDenverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTucsonSeattle EastPhoenixPlanoNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Salt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAustinSacramentoSan DiegoAlbuquerqueLas VegasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTampaFresnoTown of HempsteadHempsteadFort WorthSan FranciscoNortheast DallasNE DallasChicagoOrlandoWashingtonPhiladelphiaOntarioBaltimoreSan JoseManhattanAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Long Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAtlantaHoustonSan BernardinoSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyBostonSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyLos AngelesSouthwest DallasSW DallasEl PasoQueensBrooklynMiamiDetroitBronx69.953052%69.953052%70.0%14953.488372%53.488372%53.5%1,49548.494177%48.494177%48.5%47,88847.9k48.305964%48.305964%48.3%31,65231.7k33.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M19.207346%19.207346%19.2%157,317157k117.326349%17.326349%17.3%103,728104k214.676197%14.676197%14.7%153,190153k314.630148%14.630148%14.6%86,65186.7k414.440912%14.440912%14.4%95,78795.8k514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.399675%14.399675%14.4%82,49382.5k614.283867%14.283867%14.3%124,819125k713.760180%13.760180%13.8%80,69380.7k812.788918%12.788918%12.8%407,453407k912.395761%12.395761%12.4%67,84267.8k1011.362892%11.362892%11.4%85,02085.0k1111.299178%11.299178%11.3%74,46074.5k1210.757316%10.757316%10.8%105,926106k1310.720012%10.720012%10.7%92,07392.1k1410.156382%10.156382%10.2%113,785114k159.800360%9.800360%9.8%233,252233k169.725412%9.725412%9.7%62,46062.5k179.549359%9.549359%9.5%178,569179k189.423318%9.423318%9.4%76,21976.2k198.847564%8.847564%8.8%58,95359.0k208.684101%8.684101%8.7%60,11160.1k218.514416%8.514416%8.5%65,45165.5k228.072263%8.072263%8.1%68,77168.8k237.811291%7.811291%7.8%66,41866.4k247.630150%7.630150%7.6%118,042118k257.437499%7.437499%7.4%201,855202k267.159705%7.159705%7.2%41,70741.7k276.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k286.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k296.951180%6.951180%7.0%44,75144.8k306.862802%6.862802%6.9%42,61842.6k316.496309%6.496309%6.5%114,123114k326.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k336.251974%6.251974%6.3%106,112106k346.200567%6.200567%6.2%35,84335.8k355.638608%5.638608%5.6%32,70932.7k365.629362%5.629362%5.6%185,963186k374.918768%4.918768%4.9%41,25741.3k384.864383%4.864383%4.9%89,55389.6k394.573137%4.573137%4.6%30,10430.1k404.544632%4.544632%4.5%31,88331.9k414.201872%4.201872%4.2%40,19740.2k424.106705%4.106705%4.1%105,736106k433.775646%3.775646%3.8%36,47336.5k443.092438%3.092438%3.1%16,96117.0k452.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k462.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k471.869818%1.869818%1.9%18,00318.0k481.703580%1.703580%1.7%11,64311.6k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Ceresco Township. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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