Garfield township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 37.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 187 (all rural)
| Males: 100 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 87 |  (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 187 (160 owner occupied, 27 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Garfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.88
| Garfield township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.23
| Garfield township: | $49,169 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $383 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,871 (it was $53,100 in 2000)
| : | $76,871 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Garfield township: Garfield Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Garfield Cemetery (1), Frontenac Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Cobb Creek (A), Florida Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 165
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 69
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $225,000
Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (57%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Fuel dealers (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (41%)
- Health care (26%)
- Retail florists (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (43%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Extraction workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (21%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
- Art and design workers (9%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (6%)
- Therapists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:
- Norwegian (63.0%)
- German (27.9%)
- Danish (2.4%)
- Scandinavian (2.4%)
- Czech (1.2%)
- Polish (1.2%)
- Russian (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39 (55%)
- Carpooled: 15 (21%)
- Worked at home: 17 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
94.8% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 186- In family households: 172 (47 male householders, 2 female householders)
47 spouses, 76 children (76 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (4 male householders (3 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 1 2-persons,
60 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: 2
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |