Ottawa township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 15.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 290 (2% urban, 98% rural)
Males: 149 | (51.4%) |
Females: 141 | (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 290 (247 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Ottawa township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Asian: 0.7%
Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 43.1
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Average household size: 2.38
Ottawa township: | 2.4 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.80
Ottawa township: | $58,985 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $560 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $172,624 (it was $109,600 in 2000)
: | $172,624 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 3.3% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 2.5% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Ottowa (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Ottawa Cemetery (1), Elim Welsh Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Cherry Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Ottawa township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 230
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 33
- South: 4
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 114
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Ottawa township with a mortgage: 44 (7 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (18%)
- Food (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Computer and electronic products (12%)
- Health care (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ottawa township:
- German (68.8%)
- Norwegian (5.3%)
- Dutch (4.0%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- Polish (2.8%)
- Swedish (2.4%)
- United States or American (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 120 (79%)
- Carpooled: 11 (7%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 18 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Electricity (2%)
98.5% of residents of Ottawa township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 276- In family households: 226 (67 male householders, 10 female householders)
72 spouses, 74 children (51 natural, 5 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (23 male householders (21 living alone)), 22 female householders (20 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
56 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (3 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 14.7% |
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: 1
Here: | 20.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |