How are homes heated in Lake Township (Roseau County), MN?

Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Lake Township (Roseau County), used by 42.5% (±10.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.6% heat with utility gas.

34.7% heat with electricity.

0.7% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
16.6% (±5.8 points)
Electricity
34.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene
0.7%

Heating fuel in Lake Township (Roseau County)

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostLake Township (Roseau County)Roseau CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Utility gas16.6% (±5.8 points)26.1%65.1%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.7% (±1.0 points)3.0%1.3%3.9%
Electricity34.7% (±10.3 points)25.3%19.4%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)42.5% (±10.5 points)37.8%10.8%4.9%
Wood5.6% (±3.8 points)6.4%1.6%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±3.0 points)0.0%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±3.0 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel0.0% (±3.0 points)1.1%0.9%0.5%
No fuel used0.0% (±3.0 points)0.2%0.9%1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Lake Township (Roseau County), the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Roseau County (3.0%).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota (1.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Lake Township (Roseau County), the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Roseau County (25.3%).

It is also higher than in Minnesota (19.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Lake Township (Roseau County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Township (Roseau County)
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Lake Township (Roseau County)—34.7% (±10.3 points)—
Warroad4.4 mi25.0% (±7.4 points)Not measurably different
Cedarbend Township6.5 mi11.1% (±12.9 points)Lower
Enstrom Township8.6 mi24.6% (±8.8 points)Not measurably different
Moranville Township8.9 mi28.6% (±9.0 points)Not measurably different
Spruce Township13 mi22.4% (±9.8 points)Not measurably different
Laona Township14 mi18.3% (±9.0 points)Lower
Falun Township14 mi17.6% (±10.0 points)Lower
Roseau17 mi31.5% (±7.8 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cedarbend Township, MN (11.1%), Laona Township, MN (18.3%), Falun Township, MN (17.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Roseau County, place by place

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
21 (tie)Grimstad Township1.9% (±3.3 points)
23 (tie)Mickinock Township1.5% (±3.4 points)
23 (tie)Ross Township1.5% (±1.8 points)
25 (tie)Laona Township1.1% (±1.6 points)
25 (tie)Malung Township1.1% (±1.1 points)
27Moranville Township1.0% (±1.4 points)
28Lake Township (Roseau County)0.7% (±1.0 points)
29 (tie)Roosevelt0.0% (±35.7 points)
29 (tie)Roseau0.0% (±1.8 points)
29 (tie)Strathcona0.0% (±78.0 points)
29 (tie)Warroad0.0% (±2.6 points)
29 (tie)Dewey Township0.0% (±36.7 points)
29 (tie)Golden Valley Township0.0% (±23.9 points)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Roseau County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lake Township (Roseau County)

What is the most common way to heat a home in Lake Township (Roseau County)?

Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Lake Township (Roseau County), used by 42.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Lake Township (Roseau County) heat with oil?

0.7% (±1.0 points) of occupied homes in Lake Township (Roseau County) use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Lake Township (Roseau County) have electric heat?

34.7% (±10.3 points) of occupied homes in Lake Township (Roseau County) heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lake township, Roseau County, Minnesota (county subdivision:34010, in state:27 county:135).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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