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Fine Lakes township, St. Louis County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Land area: 34.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population: 145 (all rural)

Males: 74  (51.0%)
Females: 71  (49.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 145 (142 owner occupied, 3 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

2%
State:

25%


Races in Fine Lakes township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%

Median age of males: 41.5
Median age of females: 41.3

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Average household size: 2.54

Fine Lakes township:

2.5 people
Minnesota:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.87

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($38,750 in 1999)
Fine Lakes township:

$45,895
Minnesota:

$60,702
Median contract rent in 2013: $593 (lower quartile is $244, upper quartile is $515)
Here:

$593
State:

$753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $136,300 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
:

$136,300
Minnesota:

$180,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,100 - $212,600

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $172,981
Here:

$172,981
State:

$229,257

Townhouses or other attached units: $226,157
Here:

$226,157
State:

$168,477

In 2-unit structures: $92,266
Here:

$92,266
State:

$168,680

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,363
Here:

$102,363
State:

$142,494

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,286
Here:

$188,286
State:

$160,166

Mobile homes: $51,531
Here:

$51,531
State:

$45,753

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $135,958
Here:

$135,958
State:

$63,954
Population density: 4 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

8.7%
Whole state:

7.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

1.7%
Whole state:

3.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Fine Lakes Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Blackwood Lake (A), Heikkila Lake (B), Meander Lake (C), Moberg Lake (D), Mud Lake (E), Prairie Lake (F), Section Nine Lake (G), Thirtysix Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hasty Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

75% of Fine Lakes township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 99
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 14
  • South: 0
  • West: 2

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $95,000


Housing units in Fine Lakes township with a mortgage: 6 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 12
  • 1990 to 1994: 11
  • 1980 to 1989: 36
  • 1970 to 1979: 31
  • 1960 to 1969: 36
  • 1950 to 1959: 33
  • 1940 to 1949: 24
  • 1939 or earlier: 23

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fine Lakes township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 8
  • 5 rooms: 13
  • 6 rooms: 11
  • 7 rooms: 6
  • 8 rooms: 7
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fine Lakes township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 30
  • 3 bedrooms: 11
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Fine Lakes township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 2
  • 2 vehicles: 35
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (27%)
  • Food and beverage stores (12%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
  • Gasoline stations (8%)
  • U. S. Postal service (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Accommodation and food services (22%)
  • Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Paper (9%)
  • Chemicals (9%)
  • Gasoline stations (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (23%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (13%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fine Lakes township:

  • Finnish (31.2%)
  • Norwegian (20.4%)
  • German (19.4%)
  • Polish (7.5%)
  • Swedish (7.5%)
  • English (6.5%)
  • United States or American (4.3%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
  • Wood (28%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 115

Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 3 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person, 3 2-persons,

28 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 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%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Minnesota:

24.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fine Lakes township:

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