Aurdal township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (67% naturalized citizens)
| Aurdal township: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
70% of Aurdal township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1031
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 247
- South: 14
- West: 47
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $212,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
6 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 455
- One, attached: 2
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 30
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,300
Housing units in Aurdal township with a mortgage: 212 (38 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70
- Construction (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Aurdal township:
- German (37.3%)
- Norwegian (36.1%)
- Swedish (5.2%)
- English (3.3%)
- Finnish (2.0%)
- Irish (2.0%)
- United States or American (2.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (67%)
- Germany (33%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 612 (82%)
- Carpooled: 69 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 3 (0%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 47 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
6 people in other group homes
96.8% of residents of Aurdal township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 46% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,363- In family households: 1,306 (388 male householders, 33 female householders)
376 spouses, 483 children (450 natural, 15 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 11 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 57 (34 male householders (30 living alone)), 16 female householders (14 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 171 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 6 2-persons,
341 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (10 men, 13 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
| Here: | 13.7% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 6.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 13.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |