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South Fork township, Kanabec County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (71% naturalized citizens)

South Fork township:

1.1%
Whole state:

5.3%

63% of South Fork township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 569
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 64
  • South: 18
  • West: 10

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported
South Fork township, MN map South Fork township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $69,000


Housing units in South Fork township with a mortgage: 27 (3 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 9
  • 1995 to 1998: 38
  • 1990 to 1994: 11
  • 1980 to 1989: 42
  • 1970 to 1979: 46
  • 1960 to 1969: 17
  • 1950 to 1959: 9
  • 1940 to 1949: 17
  • 1939 or earlier: 58

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Fork township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 10
  • 4 rooms: 22
  • 5 rooms: 56
  • 6 rooms: 45
  • 7 rooms: 35
  • 8 rooms: 30
  • 9 or more rooms: 17

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Fork township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 2
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 8
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 4
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Fork township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 39
  • 3 bedrooms: 123
  • 4 bedrooms: 44
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Fork township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 5
  • 3 bedrooms: 13
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in South Fork township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 27
  • 2 vehicles: 102
  • 3 vehicles: 56
  • 4 vehicles: 15
  • 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in South Fork township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 11
  • 3 vehicles: 1
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (24%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (17%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Woodworkers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in South Fork township:

  • German (35.5%)
  • Norwegian (15.9%)
  • Swedish (11.4%)
  • United States or American (7.7%)
  • Irish (5.2%)
  • Polish (4.0%)
  • Czech (3.1%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Other Western Europe (43%)
  • Germany (29%)
  • Poland (29%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Other fuel (2%)

95.1% of residents of South Fork township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 670

Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 11 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 10 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 3 4-persons,

150 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (19 men, 20 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here:

4.0%
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: 1
Here:

25.0%
Minnesota:

24.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South Fork township:

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