Fox Lake township, Martin County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population: 289 (all rural)
Males: 155 | (53.6%) |
Females: 134 | (46.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 289 (225 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Fox Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.63
Fox Lake township: | 2.6 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
Fox Lake township: | $51,865 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $455 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,341 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
: | $98,341 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 16.4% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 9.7% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Fox Lake township: Emmanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Emmanuel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Lake Seymour (A), Round Lake (B), Fox Lake (C), Creek Lake (D), Clam Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cedar Creek (A), Rooney Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Fox Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 220
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 38
- South: 7
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 127
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Fox Lake township with a mortgage: 16 (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 (45%)
- Truck transportation (16%)
- Food (9%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Chemicals (3%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Computer and electronic products (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Other direct selling establishments (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
- Engineers (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fox Lake township:
- German (57.2%)
- Norwegian (14.4%)
- Irish (7.5%)
- English (5.5%)
- Swedish (4.0%)
- Dutch (3.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 94 (68%)
- Carpooled: 14 (10%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 29 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 268- In family households: 242 (67 male householders, 8 female householders)
72 spouses, 90 children (84 natural, 2 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (11 male householders (9 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 2 2-persons,
76 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): 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% |