Canton township, Fillmore County, Minnesota (MN)

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Canton township, MN map Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 684 (all rural)

Males: 347	(50.7%)
Females: 337	(49.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 684 (583 owner occupied, 101 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	25%

Races in Canton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
Black: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 2.0%

Median age of males: 22.1
Median age of females: 22.4

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Average household size: 3.72

Canton township:	3.7 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Average family size: 4.27

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,226 ($31,429 in 1999)

This township:	$37,226
Minnesota:	$55,802

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $257 (lower quartile is $232, upper quartile is $284)

Here:	$257
State:	$645

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $167,860 (it was $86,400 in 2000)

Canton township:	$167,860
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,840 - $198,658

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $244,732
Here: $244,732
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $145,135
Here: $145,135
State: $220,268

Mobile homes: $21,944
Here: $21,944
State: $34,666

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	37.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	27.4%
Whole state:	3.2%

Cities in this township include: Canton.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Calvary Cemetery, Lenora Cemetery, Prosper Cemetery, Elliota Cemetery.

Creeks: Frego Creek, Donaldson Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (100% naturalized citizens)

Canton township:	0.9%
State:	5.3%

74% of Canton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Minnesota.

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

This state: 355
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 303
South: 12
West: 2

Canton township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 189
One, attached: 2
Mobile homes: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,800

Housing units in Canton township with a mortgage: 25 (8 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 18
1990 to 1994: 10
1980 to 1989: 14
1970 to 1979: 16
1960 to 1969: 5
1950 to 1959: 4
1940 to 1949: 8
1939 or earlier: 126

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canton township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 6 5 rooms: 26 6 rooms: 26 7 rooms: 48 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 24

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 1 5 rooms: 6 6 rooms: 10 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canton township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 27 3 bedrooms: 41 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 3 2 bedrooms: 11 3 bedrooms: 4 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Canton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 28 2 vehicles: 27 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Canton township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 11 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
Construction (11%)
Wood products (10%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Educational services (8%)
Social assistance (8%)
Apparel (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
Woodworkers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Canton township:

German (44.9%)
Norwegian (25.1%)
Irish (8.4%)
Pennsylvania German (4.8%)
United States or American (4.8%)
English (3.3%)
Italian (1.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 149 (52%)
Carpooled: 4 (1%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Walked: 15 (5%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 116 (40%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Wood (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Electricity (6%) Utility gas (1%)

54.3% of residents of Canton township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
45.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 688

In family households: 643 (130 male householders, 17 female householders)
128 spouses, 339 children (332 natural, 1 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 6 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 45 (26 male householders (19 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 7 2-persons.

275 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (2 men, 15 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 83

Here:	63.8%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Canton township:

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