Foster township, Faribault County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 314 (all rural)
| Males: 163 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 151 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 314 (291 owner occupied, 23 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Foster township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.80
| Foster township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.34
| Foster township: | $44,905 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $368 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,238 (it was $54,200 in 2000)
| : | $82,238 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Walters.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Foster township: Rice Lake Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Rice Lake Cemetery (1), Saint Johns Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Rice Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Foster township: Pihls County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Foster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 236
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 22
- South: 4
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 107
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $187,500
Housing units in Foster township with a mortgage: 28 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Construction (10%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Woodworkers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Foster township:
- German (57.5%)
- Norwegian (23.3%)
- Dutch (5.0%)
- Polish (3.3%)
- United States or American (1.3%)
- Danish (0.8%)
- English (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 89 (70%)
- Carpooled: 9 (7%)
- Worked at home: 29 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (4%)
98.4% of residents of Foster township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 266- In family households: 226 (61 male householders, 6 female householders)
64 spouses, 92 children (82 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (22 male householders (18 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 4 2-persons,
93 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 17.6% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |