Freeborn township, Freeborn County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 327 (all rural)
Males: 172 | (52.6%) |
Females: 155 | (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 327 (284 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Freeborn township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.70
Freeborn township: | 2.7 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
Freeborn township: | $46,699 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $453 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $99,683 (it was $76,000 in 2000)
: | $99,683 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 3.9% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Freeborn.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Seven Day Cemetery (1), Freeborn Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Trenton Lake (A), Penny Lake (B), Spicer Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
84% of Freeborn township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 318
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 16
- South: 2
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 132
Housing units in Freeborn township with a mortgage: 26 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Construction (13%)
- Food (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (32%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Freeborn township:
- German (37.4%)
- Norwegian (22.2%)
- Polish (11.5%)
- Irish (10.7%)
- Danish (8.9%)
- English (3.3%)
- Czech (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 115 (68%)
- Carpooled: 7 (4%)
- Worked at home: 48 (28%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (3%)
98.7% of residents of Freeborn township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 338- In family households: 299 (85 male householders, 6 female householders)
82 spouses, 119 children (117 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (24 male householders (22 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 2 3-persons,
72 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (7 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Here: | 23.2% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 12.5% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |