Foster township, Big Stone County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 30.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population: 123 (all rural)
| Males: 72 |  (58.5%) |
| Females: 51 |  (41.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 123 (120 owner occupied, 3 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 2% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Foster township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Asian: 1.6%
Median age of males: 51.6
Median age of females: 53.5
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Average household size: 2.16
| Foster township: | 2.2 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.50
| Foster township: | $46,983 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,510 (it was $46,700 in 2000)
| : | $87,510 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 18.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Foster township: Holden Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Holden Cemetery (1), Lakeside Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Fish Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Foster township: Big Stone Lake Overlook (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Foster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 108
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 17
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 136
- Mobile homes: 32
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $95,000
Housing units in Foster township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Personal and laundry services (15%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Health care (52%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Warehousing and storage (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
- Personal appearance workers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (22%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Health technologists and technicians (17%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (17%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Foster township:
- German (47.1%)
- Norwegian (21.0%)
- Swedish (6.7%)
- Irish (5.0%)
- English (4.2%)
- Czechoslovakian (2.5%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39 (70%)
- Carpooled: 5 (9%)
- Walked: 3 (5%)
- Worked at home: 9 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Other fuel (3%)
96.6% of residents of Foster township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 125- In family households: 109 (34 male householders, 6 female householders)
42 spouses, 27 children (26 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
18 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 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% |