Tara township, Swift County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 121 (all rural)
| Males: 66 |  (54.5%) |
| Females: 55 |  (45.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 121 (113 owner occupied, 8 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Tara township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 39.8
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.88
| Tara township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Tara township: | $48,721 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $454 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,893 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
| : | $87,893 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Swamps: Byrne Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Tara township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% 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: 114
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 5
- South: 0
- West: 1
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 41
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Tara township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (57%)
- Machinery (15%)
- Gasoline stations (8%)
- Warehousing and storage (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Apparel (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Social assistance (15%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (57%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Other transportation workers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other financial specialists (9%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Tara township:
- German (56.5%)
- Norwegian (16.5%)
- Irish (9.6%)
- English (8.7%)
- French (except Basque) (1.7%)
- French Canadian (1.7%)
- Russian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 48 (66%)
- Carpooled: 7 (10%)
- Worked at home: 18 (25%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Electricity (5%)
97.4% of residents of Tara township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 123- In family households: 119 (30 male householders, 2 female householders)
38 spouses, 48 children (37 natural, 11 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 9 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
27 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 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% |