Fortier township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 116 (all rural)
| Males: 58 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 58 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 116 (94 owner occupied, 22 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Fortier township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 2.58
| Fortier township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Fortier township: | $53,270 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,548 (it was $60,900 in 2000)
| : | $93,548 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 15.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Fortier Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Fortier township include: Penthole State Wildlife Management Area (1), Sioux Nation State Wildlife Management Area (2), State Line Wayside Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Fortier township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% 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: 83
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 14
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 52
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Fortier township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Construction (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Food (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Computer and electronic products (12%)
- Food (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (28%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fortier township:
- Norwegian (36.4%)
- German (27.3%)
- Dutch (6.5%)
- Polish (6.5%)
- Swedish (5.2%)
- Belgian (3.9%)
- Czech (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 37 (62%)
- Carpooled: 13 (22%)
- Worked at home: 10 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Wood (9%)
98.0% of residents of Fortier township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 101- In family households: 80 (29 male householders, 2 female householders)
23 spouses, 23 children (23 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (15 male householders (11 living alone)), 2 female householders (0 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 17 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 11 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person, 6 2-persons,
28 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 16.7% |
| 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% |