Prairie Lake township, St. Louis County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 51 (all rural)
| Males: 26 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 25 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 51 (42 owner occupied, 9 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Prairie Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.55
| Prairie Lake township: | 2.5 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Prairie Lake township: | $45,895 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $593 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $136,300 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
| : | $136,300 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $172,981
Here: $172,981 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $226,157
Here: $226,157 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $92,266
Here: $92,266 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,363
Here: $102,363 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,286
Here: $188,286 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $51,531
Here: $51,531 State: $45,753
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $135,958
Here: $135,958 State: $63,954
| Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 32.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 24.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Prairie Lake Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Leeman Lake (A), Roosevelt Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Prairie Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% 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: 68
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 4
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 5.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 41
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $225,000
Housing units in Prairie Lake township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie Lake township:
- Finnish (24.3%)
- German (17.6%)
- English (12.2%)
- French (except Basque) (12.2%)
- Swedish (10.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 27 (84%)
- Worked at home: 5 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Wood (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity (10%)
91.0% of residents of Prairie Lake township speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 85- In family households: 77 (12 male householders, 4 female householders)
9 spouses, 46 children (46 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (3 male householders (2 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person, 1 2-persons,
7 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (3 men, 6 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% |