Dora township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 28.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.9 sq. mi.
Population: 726 (all rural)
| Males: 381 |  (52.5%) |
| Females: 345 |  (47.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 726 (679 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Dora township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 48.4
Median age of females: 49.4
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Average household size: 2.38
| Dora township: | 2.4 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.69
| Dora 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: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Round Lake Rest Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Dora township: Saint John's Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery (1), West Dora Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Cemetery (3), Free Thought Cemetery (4), Weimann Community Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Archie Lake (A), Berend Lake (B), Lake William (C), West Spirit Lake (D), West Silent Lake (E), West McDonald Lake (F), Wagner Lake (G), Tenter Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Dora township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 447
- Northeast: 17
- Midwest: 172
- South: 24
- West: 30
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 633
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 233
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31
Median worth of mobile homes: $73,800
Housing units in Dora township with a mortgage: 84 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63
- Construction (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dora township:
- German (38.7%)
- Norwegian (25.3%)
- Irish (8.0%)
- English (6.7%)
- United States or American (3.6%)
- Swedish (3.3%)
- Italian (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 212 (78%)
- Carpooled: 33 (12%)
- Taxi: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 23 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Wood (16%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Solar energy (1%)
97.4% of residents of Dora township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 691- In family households: 619 (204 male householders, 32 female householders)
204 spouses, 155 children (143 natural, 6 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 5 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 72 (32 male householders (29 living alone)), 31 female householders (26 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 158 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person, 8 2-persons,
124 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (3 men, 13 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 5.0% |
| 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: 3
| Here: | 12.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |