Corliss township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population: 462 (all rural)
| Males: 246 |  (53.2%) |
| Females: 216 |  (46.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 462 (425 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Corliss township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.77
| Corliss township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Corliss township: | $50,458 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $515 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $153,071 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
| : | $153,071 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $201,770
Here: $201,770 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $179,970
Here: $179,970 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $73,279
Here: $73,279 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,956
Here: $127,956 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $66,107
Here: $66,107 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $62,212
Here: $62,212 State: $45,753
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,324
Here: $38,324 State: $63,954
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 10.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Willow Creek Dairy Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Corliss township include: Bethlehem Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint John's Cemetery (1), Bethlehem Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Mud Lake (A), Indian Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
River: Toad River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Corliss township: Perham State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
53% of Corliss township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 285
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 133
- South: 44
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 166
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,200
Housing units in Corliss township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (16%)
- Food (15%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Food (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Corliss township:
- German (36.6%)
- United States or American (26.2%)
- Italian (8.1%)
- English (6.8%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 154 (72%)
- Carpooled: 52 (24%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (14%)
- Utility gas (4%)
97.6% of residents of Corliss township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 487- In family households: 391 (98 male householders, 11 female householders)
123 spouses, 140 children (112 natural, 14 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 96 (24 male householders (10 living alone)), 34 female householders (31 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 4 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 10 4-persons,
121 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (3 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 3.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |