Fairmont township, Martin County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 20.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population: 298 (all rural)
| Males: 157 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 141 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 298 (249 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Fairmont township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.79
| Fairmont township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Fairmont township: | $51,865 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $455 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,341 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
| : | $98,341 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Fairmont township: Rose Lake Golf Club (A), Flying Goose Campgrounds (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Sager Lake (A), Rose Lake (B), Mud Lake (C), Little Hall Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Fairmont township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 241
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 45
- South: 5
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 104
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Fairmont township with a mortgage: 58 (2 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Construction (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fairmont township:
- German (54.7%)
- Polish (10.9%)
- Swedish (6.8%)
- Norwegian (4.5%)
- Irish (3.8%)
- English (3.0%)
- Danish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 134 (86%)
- Carpooled: 4 (3%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 14 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (2%)
99.3% of residents of Fairmont township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 306- In family households: 284 (82 male householders, 3 female householders)
80 spouses, 109 children (94 natural, 8 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person,
74 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (6 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 5.6% |
| 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% |