Tansem township, Clay County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 222 (all rural)
Males: 112 | (50.5%) |
Females: 110 | (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 222 (206 owner occupied, 16 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 7% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Tansem township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.9%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 35.5
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Average household size: 2.81
Tansem township: | 2.8 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
Tansem township: | $54,774 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $597 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,757 (it was $84,300 in 2000)
: | $148,757 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 16.2% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Aspelund Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Whisky Lake (A), Tansem Lake (B), Solem Lake (C), Ranum Lake (D), Maple Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
57% of Tansem 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, 38% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 134
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 73
- South: 6
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 87
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Tansem township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (15%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (25%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (21%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Tansem township:
- Norwegian (45.4%)
- German (35.2%)
- French Canadian (4.6%)
- English (1.9%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
- Swedish (1.4%)
- Dutch (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 66 (62%)
- Carpooled: 24 (22%)
- Walked: 3 (3%)
- Worked at home: 14 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Wood (15%)
- Electricity (5%)
90.0% of residents of Tansem township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 228- In family households: 218 (74 male householders, 8 female householders)
69 spouses, 63 children (63 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (5 male householders (2 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person, 3 2-persons,
53 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (8 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 11.8% |
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% |