Dead Lake township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 24.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.4 sq. mi.
Population: 452 (all rural)
| Males: 234 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 218 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 452 (424 owner occupied, 28 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Dead Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Median age of males: 49.4
Median age of females: 49.7
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Average household size: 2.20
| Dead Lake township: | 2.2 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.59
| Dead Lake 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: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Sabbin Dairy Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Alice (A), Tee Lake (B), Dead Lake (C), Tamarack Lake (D), Lily Lake (E), Indian Lake (F), Lone Pine Lake (G), Bolton Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Dead Lake township include: Dead Lake Park (1), Dead Lake State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Dead Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 336
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 102
- South: 14
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 414
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 80
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Dead Lake township with a mortgage: 54 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Food (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Health care (31%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dead Lake township:
- German (40.1%)
- Norwegian (18.7%)
- French (except Basque) (6.6%)
- Irish (6.6%)
- Swedish (6.6%)
- United States or American (3.8%)
- Finnish (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 142 (73%)
- Carpooled: 23 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (2%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Other means: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 14 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Wood (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (8%)
96.8% of residents of Dead Lake township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 464- In family households: 392 (132 male householders, 8 female householders)
128 spouses, 105 children (101 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 72 (38 male householders (34 living alone)), 26 female householders (24 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 9 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 58 1-person, 6 2-persons,
61 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (8 men, 4 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: | 15.8% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |