La Prairie township, Clearwater County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 99.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.5 sq. mi.
Population: 371 (all rural)
| Males: 178 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 193 |  (52.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 371 (211 owner occupied, 160 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 43% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in La Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 21.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 73.3%
- Two or more races: 2.2%
Median age of males: 29.8
Median age of females: 21.3
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Average household size: 3.40
| La Prairie township: | 3.4 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.47
| La Prairie township: | $43,895 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $429 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,389 (it was $61,800 in 2000)
| : | $113,389 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 43.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 19.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Rice Lake, South End.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes: Big Rock Lake (A), West Cranberry Lake (B), Waptus Lake (C), Wapatus Lake (D), Upper Camp Lake (E), Tincup Lake (F), Terway Lake (G), Teapail Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Auganaush Creek (A), Mosquito Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in La Prairie township: Lower Rice Lake State Wildlife Management Ar (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of La Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 295
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 0
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 16.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 115
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,700
Housing units in La Prairie township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Construction (34%)
- Transportation equipment (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Public administration (19%)
- Food and beverage stores (14%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (6%)
- Construction laborers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in La Prairie township:
- German (7.5%)
- Norwegian (5.7%)
- Czech (3.2%)
- French Canadian (1.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.1%)
- United States or American (1.1%)
- Swedish (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 48 (45%)
- Carpooled: 30 (28%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (4%)
- Walked: 8 (8%)
- Other means: 10 (9%)
- Worked at home: 6 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Utility gas (3%)
94.6% of residents of La Prairie township speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 313- In family households: 301 (51 male householders, 40 female householders)
39 spouses, 120 children (115 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 3 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (5 male householders (2 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person, 3 2-persons,
43 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (26 men, 36 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% |