Fenton township, Murray County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 209 (all rural)
| Males: 121 |  (57.9%) |
| Females: 88 |  (42.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 209 (202 owner occupied, 7 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 3% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Fenton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 42.0
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Average household size: 2.90
| Fenton township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Fenton township: | $52,915 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $409 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,344 (it was $58,100 in 2000)
| : | $91,344 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Chandler Memorial Cemetery (1), Trinity Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
88% of Fenton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 186
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 6
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 72
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Fenton township with a mortgage: 22 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Educational services (30%)
- Health care (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other direct selling establishments (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Postsecondary teachers (10%)
- Physicians and surgeons (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fenton township:
- Dutch (43.7%)
- German (26.2%)
- United States or American (15.8%)
- Italian (3.8%)
- Norwegian (3.3%)
- Swedish (3.3%)
- Irish (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 73 (67%)
- Carpooled: 4 (4%)
- Walked: 3 (3%)
- Worked at home: 29 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
96.7% of residents of Fenton township speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 215- In family households: 205 (60 male householders, 2 female householders)
59 spouses, 80 children (80 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person,
62 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 8.1% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |