How are homes heated in Ponto Lake Township, MN?

Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Ponto Lake Township, used by 58.5% (±9.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.4% heat with utility gas.

30.9% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on .

Utility gas
1.4% (±1.7 points)
Electricity
30.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene
0.0%

Heating fuel in Ponto Lake Township

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostPonto Lake TownshipCass CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Utility gas1.4% (±1.7 points)19.3%65.1%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.0% (±7.7 points)2.1%1.3%3.9%
Electricity30.9% (±7.0 points)22.6%19.4%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)58.5% (±9.0 points)43.6%10.8%4.9%
Wood6.7% (±4.3 points)10.8%1.6%1.4%
Solar energy1.8% (±2.8 points)0.0%0.1%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±7.7 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel0.7% (±1.0 points)1.0%0.9%0.5%
No fuel used0.0% (±7.7 points)0.5%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 Ponto Lake Township, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Cass County (2.1%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Ponto Lake Township, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Cass County (22.6%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Ponto Lake Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ponto Lake Township
PlaceDistanceHomes heated by electricityCompared with this place
Ponto Lake Township—30.9% (±7.0 points)—
Powers Township5.5 mi23.8% (±7.6 points)Not measurably different
Woodrow Township (Cass County)5.6 mi39.8% (±6.4 points)Not measurably different
Barclay Township5.8 mi20.9% (±9.8 points)Not measurably different
Gail Lake Township6.5 mi14.0% (±13.7 points)Lower
Blind Lake Township6.8 mi12.2% (±14.0 points)Lower
Chickamaw Beach7.1 mi26.0% (±13.7 points)Not measurably different
Timothy Township7.7 mi14.4% (±9.5 points)Lower
Backus8.4 mi10.7% (±8.4 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gail Lake Township, MN (14.0%), Blind Lake Township, MN (12.2%), Timothy Township, MN (14.4%).

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

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

RankPlaceHomes heated by fuel oil
41 (tie)Byron Township (Cass County)0.0% (±29.6 points)
41 (tie)Crooked Lake Township0.0% (±7.3 points)
41 (tie)Hiram Township0.0% (±10.0 points)
41 (tie)Home Brook Township0.0% (±16.8 points)
41 (tie)Otter Tail Peninsula Township0.0% (±36.2 points)
41 (tie)Pine Lake Township (Cass County)0.0% (±16.5 points)
41 (tie)Ponto Lake Township0.0% (±7.7 points)
41 (tie)Poplar Township0.0% (±35.3 points)
41 (tie)Rogers Township0.0% (±37.6 points)
41 (tie)Smoky Hollow Township0.0% (±33.1 points)
41 (tie)Thunder Lake Township0.0% (±15.3 points)
41 (tie)Trelipe Township0.0% (±19.5 points)
41 (tie)Walden Township (Cass County)0.0% (±13.2 points)

Showing 13 of 63 places in Cass 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 Ponto Lake Township

What is the most common way to heat a home in Ponto Lake Township?

Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Ponto Lake Township, used by 58.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Ponto Lake Township heat with oil?

0.0% (±7.7 points) of occupied homes in Ponto Lake Township use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Ponto Lake Township have electric heat?

30.9% (±7.0 points) of occupied homes in Ponto Lake Township 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 Ponto Lake township, Cass County, Minnesota (county subdivision:51928, in state:27 county:021).

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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