Fairview township, Cass County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.1 sq. mi.
Population: 567 (all rural)
| Males: 291 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 276 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 567 (536 owner occupied, 31 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Fairview township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 45.9
Median age of females: 45.3
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Average household size: 2.53
| Fairview township: | 2.5 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.77
| Fairview township: | $46,247 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $516 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $169,748 (it was $96,200 in 2000)
| : | $169,748 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $245,549
Here: $245,549 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $243,384
Here: $243,384 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $113,204
Here: $113,204 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,147
Here: $164,147 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,337
Here: $188,337 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $70,001
Here: $70,001 State: $45,753
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $72,482
Here: $72,482 State: $63,954
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Fairview township: Birch Bay Golf Club (A), Rock Lake Campground (B), Pillager Area Fire and Rescue Station 2 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Bass Lake (A), Beauty Lake (B), Sylvan Lake (C), Stump Lake (D), Shafer Lake (E), Rock Lake (F), Rice Lake (G), Long Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Fairview township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 434
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 61
- South: 12
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 384
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 14
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Fairview township with a mortgage: 88 (13 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Construction (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Health care (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Rail transportation (4%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Health care (12%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fairview township:
- German (24.8%)
- Norwegian (22.5%)
- Swedish (13.3%)
- United States or American (7.8%)
- Irish (7.6%)
- French (except Basque) (4.6%)
- Danish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 218 (81%)
- Carpooled: 29 (11%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (9%)
- Other fuel (2%)
96.6% of residents of Fairview township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (17% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 518- In family households: 463 (138 male householders, 33 female householders)
155 spouses, 130 children (113 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (24 male householders (16 living alone)), 17 female householders (15 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
107 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (7 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 11.9% |
| 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% |