Fieldon township, Watonwan County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 246 (all rural)
| Males: 126 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 120 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 246 (186 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Fieldon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
Median age of males: 34.3
Median age of females: 33.0
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Average household size: 2.93
| Fieldon township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Fieldon township: | $50,417 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $451 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,727 (it was $62,200 in 2000)
| : | $91,727 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Trinity Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Case Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Fieldon township include: Lewisville State Wildlife Management Area (1), Madelia State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Fieldon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% 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: 237
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 4
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 102
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Fieldon township with a mortgage: 12 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (18%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Printing and related support activities (3%)
- Health care (41%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Food (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Printing workers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fieldon township:
- German (56.6%)
- Irish (17.3%)
- Norwegian (14.6%)
- Swedish (3.1%)
- English (1.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (0.9%)
- United States or American (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 103 (76%)
- Carpooled: 5 (4%)
- Motorcycle: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 8 (6%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 15 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (5%)
97.8% of residents of Fieldon township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 248- In family households: 231 (69 male householders, 5 female householders)
56 spouses, 91 children (88 natural, 1 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (12 male householders (8 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person, 4 2-persons,
55 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (9 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 25.7% |
| 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% |