Westford township, Martin County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 331 (all rural)
| Males: 161 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 170 |  (51.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 331 (291 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Westford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Asian: 0.3%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 40.7
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Average household size: 2.71
| Westford township: | 2.7 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Westford township: | $51,865 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $455 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,341 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
| : | $98,341 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Truman.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Westford township include: Horicon Church (A), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Westford Cemetery (1), Horicon Cemetery (2), True Farm Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Perch Lake (A), Murphy Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Mink Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Westford township include: Jaycee Park (1), Perch Creek State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
84% of Westford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% 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: 297
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 41
- South: 4
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 123
- 10 to 19: 2
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Westford township with a mortgage: 35 (5 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
- Food (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Health care (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (32%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Westford township:
- German (73.7%)
- Norwegian (6.3%)
- Polish (3.6%)
- English (2.4%)
- Irish (1.8%)
- Scottish (1.8%)
- Swedish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 154 (74%)
- Carpooled: 17 (8%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 32 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (10%)
98.2% of residents of Westford township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 355- In family households: 322 (78 male householders, 11 female householders)
85 spouses, 139 children (133 natural, 4 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (19 male householders (17 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 2 2-persons,
79 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (2 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 33.8% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |