Tara township, Traverse County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 126 (all rural)
| Males: 62 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 64 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 126 (107 owner occupied, 19 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Tara township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 2.74
| Tara township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.29
| Tara township: | $46,376 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $413 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,644 (it was $41,100 in 2000)
| : | $63,644 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $92,414
Here: $92,414 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $109,135
Here: $109,135 State: $168,477
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $86,708
Here: $86,708 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $72,706
Here: $72,706 State: $45,753
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Saint Patrick Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Saint Marys Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
92% of Tara township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 109
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 17
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 43
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Tara township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (65%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Construction (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Health care (32%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Gasoline stations (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (65%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Painters and paperhangers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
- Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Tara township:
- German (77.7%)
- Irish (9.7%)
- Swedish (5.8%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
- French Canadian (1.9%)
- United States or American (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 25 (45%)
- Carpooled: 9 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (4%)
- Walked: 2 (4%)
- Worked at home: 18 (32%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Electricity (9%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 126- In family households: 116 (35 male householders, 2 female householders)
36 spouses, 43 children (42 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 4 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person,
39 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 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% |