Garfield township, Polk County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Garfield township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
67% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 316
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 60
- South: 0
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 149
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,600
Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 29 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (22%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:
- Norwegian (68.1%)
- German (11.2%)
- United States or American (3.6%)
- Polish (3.1%)
- Czech (1.8%)
- Swedish (1.6%)
- English (1.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- France (67%)
- Laos (33%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 135 (78%)
- Carpooled: 12 (7%)
- Walked: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 22 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (3%)
96.4% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 393- In family households: 376 (116 male householders, 16 female householders)
113 spouses, 127 children (117 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person,
85 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (1 men, 12 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |