Otter Tail township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 16.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.1 sq. mi.
Population: 556 (all rural)
| Males: 271 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 285 |  (51.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 556 (499 owner occupied, 57 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Otter Tail township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 51.3
Median age of females: 51.9
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Average household size: 2.31
| Otter Tail township: | 2.3 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.63
| Otter Tail 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: 34 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Otter Tail township: Otter Tail Lake Rest Area (A), Balmoral Golf Course (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Otter Tail Cemetery (1), Zion Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Sherman Lake (A), Round Lake (B), Pickerel Lake (C), Long Lake (D), Gourd Lake (E), Long Lake (F), Buchanan Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Otter Tail township: Craigie Flour Mill Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Otter Tail township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 368
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 157
- South: 2
- West: 24
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $110,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 551
- One, attached: 1
- Two: 2
- 5 to 9: 21
- Mobile homes: 96
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $60,000
Housing units in Otter Tail township with a mortgage: 70 (9 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 76
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Health care (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Otter Tail township:
- German (43.8%)
- Norwegian (28.1%)
- Irish (5.5%)
- United States or American (5.3%)
- English (4.5%)
- Finnish (3.9%)
- Swedish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 209 (84%)
- Carpooled: 11 (4%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 27 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (39%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Wood (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
97.8% of residents of Otter Tail township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 559- In family households: 486 (160 male householders, 32 female householders)
165 spouses, 114 children (108 natural, 4 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 73 (30 male householders (27 living alone)), 26 female householders (19 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 6 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
83 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (5 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 8.1% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |