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Hiram township, Cass County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Land area: 27.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.5 sq. mi.
Population: 334 (all rural)

Males: 161  (48.2%)
Females: 173  (51.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 334 (327 owner occupied, 7 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

2%
State:

25%


Races in Hiram township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
  • Two or more races: 2.1%

Median age of males: 55.9
Median age of females: 56.8

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Average household size: 2.13

Hiram township:

2.1 people
Minnesota:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.44

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($34,000 in 1999)
Hiram township:

$46,247
Minnesota:

$60,702
Median contract rent in 2013: $516 (lower quartile is $180, upper quartile is $407)
Here:

$516
State:

$753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $169,748 (it was $96,200 in 2000)
:

$169,748
Minnesota:

$180,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,333 - $303,297

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $245,549
Here:

$245,549
State:

$229,257

Townhouses or other attached units: $243,384
Here:

$243,384
State:

$168,477

In 2-unit structures: $113,204
Here:

$113,204
State:

$168,680

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,147
Here:

$164,147
State:

$142,494

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,337
Here:

$188,337
State:

$160,166

Mobile homes: $70,001
Here:

$70,001
State:

$45,753

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $72,482
Here:

$72,482
State:

$63,954
Population density: 12 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

13.6%
Whole state:

7.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

10.3%
Whole state:

3.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Hiram township: Heartland Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Perch Lake (A), Perry Lake (B), Tenmile Lake (C), Tripp Lake (D), Variety Lake (E), Wegwos Lake (F), Chub Lake (G), Birch Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

66% of Hiram township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% 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: 252
  • Northeast: 8
  • Midwest: 40
  • South: 3
  • West: 28

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $262,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Hiram township, MN map Hiram township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $53,600


Housing units in Hiram township with a mortgage: 41 (4 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 22
  • 1995 to 1998: 38
  • 1990 to 1994: 70
  • 1980 to 1989: 94
  • 1970 to 1979: 99
  • 1960 to 1969: 112
  • 1950 to 1959: 47
  • 1940 to 1949: 40
  • 1939 or earlier: 85

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hiram township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 21
  • 5 rooms: 30
  • 6 rooms: 31
  • 7 rooms: 31
  • 8 rooms: 15
  • 9 or more rooms: 17

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hiram township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 2
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hiram township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 56
  • 3 bedrooms: 70
  • 4 bedrooms: 15
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hiram township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 2
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Hiram township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 44
  • 2 vehicles: 86
  • 3 vehicles: 20
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Hiram township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 4
  • 2 vehicles: 0
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Truck transportation (16%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Woodworkers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Therapists (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (19%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Therapists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Hiram township:

  • German (26.0%)
  • Norwegian (23.5%)
  • Swedish (14.0%)
  • United States or American (8.4%)
  • English (7.4%)
  • Irish (6.7%)
  • Polish (5.3%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Utility gas (3%)

96.8% of residents of Hiram township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 331

Size of family households: 98 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 7 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 4 2-persons,

38 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 men, 1 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%

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hiram township:

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