Kiester township, Faribault County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 320 (all rural)
| Males: 176 |  (55.0%) |
| Females: 144 |  (45.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 320 (249 owner occupied, 71 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Kiester township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.67
| Kiester township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Kiester township: | $44,905 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $368 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,238 (it was $54,200 in 2000)
| : | $82,238 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Kiester.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
80% of Kiester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 238
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 49
- South: 2
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 122
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Kiester township with a mortgage: 34 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (17%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Food (8%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (32%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kiester township:
- German (47.9%)
- Norwegian (30.5%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
- Danish (3.9%)
- Dutch (3.2%)
- Scandinavian (2.1%)
- Swedish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 109 (70%)
- Carpooled: 17 (11%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 23 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Solar energy (2%)
94.3% of residents of Kiester township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 298- In family households: 267 (77 male householders, 18 female householders)
85 spouses, 85 children (76 natural, 6 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (21 male householders (19 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 2 3-persons,
63 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (0 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 46.7% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |