Lura township, Faribault County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 217 (all rural)
| Males: 110 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 107 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 217 (193 owner occupied, 24 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Lura township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.7%
- Black: 1.8%
- Two or more races: 2.3%
Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 40.6
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Average household size: 2.68
| Lura township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Lura township: | $44,905 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $368 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,238 (it was $54,200 in 2000)
| : | $82,238 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 15.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Lura Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Lura township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 213
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 19
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 86
- Mobile homes: 2
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500
Housing units in Lura township with a mortgage: 14 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lura township:
- German (44.2%)
- Polish (16.8%)
- Norwegian (10.6%)
- English (5.3%)
- Irish (5.3%)
- Dutch (4.8%)
- United States or American (4.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 84 (72%)
- Carpooled: 7 (6%)
- Walked: 3 (3%)
- Worked at home: 22 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Wood (5%)
- Electricity (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
97.7% of residents of Lura township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 236- In family households: 209 (58 male householders, 9 female householders)
54 spouses, 80 children (78 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (16 male householders (10 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 6 2-persons,
49 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (1 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 22.9% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |