Otranto township, Mitchell County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 29.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 386 (all rural)
| Males: 190 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 196 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 386 (353 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Otranto township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
- Asian: 1.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 33.5
Median age of females: 31.8
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Average household size: 3.06
| Otranto township: | 3.1 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.42
| Otranto township: | $51,458 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $387 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,361 (it was $70,600 in 2000)
| : | $110,361 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Mona, Otranto.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Otranto (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Otranto township: Deer Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Ogden Cemetery (1), Deer Creek Cemetery (2), Rustad Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Markhams Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Otter Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Otranto township include: Cedar Block Wildlife Area (1), Nelson Paradise Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Otranto township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 214
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 122
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 129
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,000
Housing units in Otranto township with a mortgage: 45 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
- Construction (25%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Food (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (26%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Private households (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Otranto township:
- German (35.0%)
- Norwegian (30.7%)
- United States or American (18.4%)
- English (5.5%)
- Danish (3.2%)
- European (2.3%)
- French (except Basque) (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 147 (77%)
- Carpooled: 19 (10%)
- Worked at home: 25 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Wood (8%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
98.1% of residents of Otranto township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 343- In family households: 322 (91 male householders, 21 female householders)
88 spouses, 118 children (110 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
109 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (9 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |