French Lake township, Wright County, Minnesota (MN)

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Land area: 33.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,130 (all rural)

Males: 605	(53.5%)
Females: 525	(46.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,130 (1,071 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	5%
State:	25%

Races in French Lake township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 37.3

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Average household size: 2.79

French Lake township:	2.8 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.23

Estimated median household income in 2007: $72,113 ($57,708 in 1999)

This township:	$72,113
Minnesota:	$55,802

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $461 (lower quartile is $233, upper quartile is $684)

Here:	$461
State:	$645

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $250,317 (it was $146,000 in 2000)

French Lake township:	$250,317
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $158,700 - $386,015

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $309,475
Here: $309,475
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,122
Here: $163,122
State: $220,268

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $208,148
Here: $208,148
State: $204,358

Mobile homes: $85,000
Here: $85,000
State: $34,666

Population density: 34 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	8.3%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This township:	1.4%
Whole state:	3.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (25% naturalized citizens)

French Lake township:	1.1%
State:	5.3%

70% of French Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Minnesota.

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

This state: 952
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 115
South: 5
West: 38

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $225,000

French Lake township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 580
One, attached: 5
3 or 4: 2
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 16
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $80,000

Housing units in French Lake township with a mortgage: 143 (12 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 53
1990 to 1994: 59
1980 to 1989: 73
1970 to 1979: 129
1960 to 1969: 73
1950 to 1959: 54
1940 to 1949: 29
1939 or earlier: 127

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in French Lake township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 52 5 rooms: 67 6 rooms: 55 7 rooms: 69 8 rooms: 43 9 or more rooms: 74

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in French Lake township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 2 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in French Lake township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 82 3 bedrooms: 183 4 bedrooms: 77 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in French Lake township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 14 3 bedrooms: 10 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in French Lake township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 73 2 vehicles: 177 3 vehicles: 84 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in French Lake township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 12 2 vehicles: 6 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Machinery (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in French Lake township:

German (31.9%)
Finnish (20.3%)
Swedish (13.6%)
Norwegian (12.2%)
United States or American (3.5%)
English (3.2%)
Irish (2.6%)

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

Canada (75%)
Germany (25%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 441 (80%)
Carpooled: 53 (10%)
Walked: 8 (1%)
Other means: 7 (1%)
Worked at home: 41 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%) Electricity (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Wood (7%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

94.1% of residents of French Lake township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,130

In family households: 1,022 (296 male householders, 30 female householders)
282 spouses, 378 children (371 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 108 (58 male householders (45 living alone)), 36 female householders (33 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person, 16 2-persons.

298 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (13 men, 16 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	5.5%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	8.2%
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 French Lake township:

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