Lorain township, Nobles County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 278 (all rural)
Males: 141 | (50.7%) |
Females: 137 | (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 278 (245 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Lorain township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Median age of males: 44.0
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.50
Lorain township: | 2.5 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
Lorain township: | $49,909 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $505 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,325 (it was $64,500 in 2000)
: | $103,325 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 7.2% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 2.5% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
80% of Lorain township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% 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: 209
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 58
- South: 0
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 108
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Lorain township with a mortgage: 28 (6 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Health care (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Life and physical scientists (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lorain township:
- German (61.5%)
- Norwegian (14.3%)
- Dutch (9.4%)
- United States or American (5.7%)
- English (3.7%)
- Swedish (1.6%)
- Czech (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 118 (75%)
- Carpooled: 12 (8%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 23 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Electricity (4%)
91.7% of residents of Lorain township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
7.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 277- In family households: 257 (79 male householders, 4 female householders)
83 spouses, 87 children (83 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
46 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (2 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here: | 29.6% |
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% |