Orwell township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 33.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population: 173 (all rural)
| Males: 98 |  (56.6%) |
| Females: 75 |  (43.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 173 (152 owner occupied, 21 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Orwell township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Black: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.79
| Orwell township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Orwell 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: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 10.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes and reservoirs: Rush Lake (A), Orwell Lake (B), Orwell Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Orwell township: Orwell State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Orwell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 133
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 4
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 57
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Orwell township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Construction (15%)
- Health care (13%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Health care (36%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Life and physical scientists (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (12%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Orwell township:
- Norwegian (47.3%)
- German (33.3%)
- United States or American (9.3%)
- Danish (2.3%)
- English (1.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.6%)
- Swedish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 48 (66%)
- Carpooled: 10 (14%)
- Walked: 4 (5%)
- Worked at home: 11 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (8%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 152- In family households: 128 (34 male householders, 6 female householders)
32 spouses, 47 children (47 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (19 male householders (15 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 4 2-persons,
42 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |