Edwards township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 304 (all rural)
| Males: 159 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 145 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 301 (282 owner occupied, 19 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Edwards township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- Black: 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.3%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.3%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.98
| Edwards township: | 3.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.32
| Edwards township: | $51,798 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $554 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $155,083 (it was $91,700 in 2000)
| : | $155,083 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (2), Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Olson Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
84% of Edwards township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 251
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 14
- South: 10
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 90
- 10 to 19: 3
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Edwards township with a mortgage: 23 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Food (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (12%)
- Food (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Edwards township:
- German (40.6%)
- Dutch (19.9%)
- Norwegian (11.9%)
- Swedish (8.4%)
- United States or American (7.3%)
- European (2.7%)
- Irish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 93 (63%)
- Carpooled: 28 (19%)
- Walked: 6 (4%)
- Worked at home: 20 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Wood (3%)
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
93.6% of residents of Edwards township speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 277- In family households: 250 (71 male householders, 2 female householders)
67 spouses, 103 children (98 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (13 male householders (9 living alone)), 7 female householders (5 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 6 2-persons,
81 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (1 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 12.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 24.2% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 11.8% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |