U.S. Beacon April 19, 2024

Fosston, MN

Polk County, Minnesota

Latitude: 47.578014     Longitude: -95.748833
Population 1,515 (2005)
Elevation of Fosston, Minnesota: 1298 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2721986, place: Fosston city, Minnesota)

Total Population: 1,575
Male: 716 (45.46%)
Female: 859 (54.54%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 88 (5.59%)
5 to 9 years: 96 (6.1%)
10 to 14 years: 97 (6.16%)
15 to 19 years: 114 (7.24%)
20 to 24 years: 71 (4.51%)
25 to 34 years: 163 (10.35%)
35 to 44 years: 186 (11.81%)
45 to 54 years: 161 (10.22%)
55 to 59 years: 65 (4.13%)
60 to 64 years: 82 (5.21%)
65 to 74 years: 161 (10.22%)
75 to 84 years: 197 (12.51%)
85 years and over: 94 (5.97%)

Median age: 43.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,211 (76.89%)
21 years and over: 1,166 (74.03%)
62 years and over: 507 (32.19%)
65 years and over: 452 (28.7%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,211 (76.89%)
--Male: 532 (33.78%)
--Female: 679 (43.11%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 452 (28.7%)
--Male: 154 (9.78%)
--Female: 298 (18.92%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,560 (99.05%)
--White: 1,518 (96.38%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 9 (0.57%)
--Black or African American: 3 (0.19%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 24 (1.52%)
--Asian: 8 (0.51%)
----Asian Indian: 2 (0.13%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 2 (0.13%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 3 (0.19%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 1 (0.06%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.06%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.06%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 1 (0.06%)
Two or more Races: 15 (0.95%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 9 (0.57%)
--Mexican: 4 (0.25%)
--Puerto Rican: 4 (0.25%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 1 (0.06%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,566 (99.43%)
--White Alone: 1,518 (96.38%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,471 (93.4%)
--Householder: 681 (43.24%)
--Spouse: 289 (18.35%)
--Child: 420 (26.67%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 344 (21.84%)
--Other relatives: 20 (1.27%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 6 (0.38%)
--Nonrelatives: 61 (3.87%)
----Unmarried partner: 27 (1.71%)
Living in group quarters: 104 (6.6%)
--Institutionalized Population: 75 (4.76%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 29 (1.84%)
Total households: 681
Family households (families): 380 (55.8%)
----With own children under 18 years: 177 (25.99%)
--Married-couple families: 289 (42.44%)
----With own children under 18 years: 113 (16.59%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 68 (9.99%)
----With own children under 18 years: 52 (7.64%)
Nonfamily households: 301 (44.2%)
--Householder living alone: 274 (40.23%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 172 (25.26%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 187 (27.46%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 292 (42.88%)
Average household size: 2.16 people
Average family size: 2.92 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 739
Occupied housing units: 681 (92.15%)
Vacant housing units: 58 (7.85%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 7 (0.95%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.8%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.6%
Occupied housing units: 681 (92.15%)
Owner occupied housing units: 453 (61.3%)
Renter occupied housing units: 228 (30.85%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.34 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.79 people

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