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St. Olaf township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (40% naturalized citizens)

St. Olaf township:

1.5%
Whole state:

5.3%

76% of St. Olaf township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 297
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 32
  • South: 0
  • West: 3

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported
St. Olaf township, MN map St. Olaf township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300


Housing units in St. Olaf township with a mortgage: 23 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 4
  • 1995 to 1998: 10
  • 1990 to 1994: 10
  • 1980 to 1989: 17
  • 1970 to 1979: 26
  • 1960 to 1969: 11
  • 1950 to 1959: 14
  • 1940 to 1949: 14
  • 1939 or earlier: 78

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Olaf township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 8
  • 5 rooms: 16
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 26
  • 8 rooms: 20
  • 9 or more rooms: 24

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Olaf township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 2
  • 5 rooms: 3
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in St. Olaf township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 10
  • 2 bedrooms: 17
  • 3 bedrooms: 47
  • 4 bedrooms: 45
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Olaf township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 2
  • 3 bedrooms: 7
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Olaf township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 24
  • 2 vehicles: 59
  • 3 vehicles: 26
  • 4 vehicles: 12
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Olaf township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 3
  • 2 vehicles: 6
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (31%)
  • Social assistance (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Health technologists and technicians (11%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in St. Olaf township:

  • Norwegian (61.1%)
  • German (24.7%)
  • Swedish (4.4%)
  • English (2.7%)
  • Polish (1.7%)
  • Scandinavian (1.7%)
  • Finnish (1.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
  • Wood (13%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

95.8% of residents of St. Olaf township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 337

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person,

82 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 men, 5 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Minnesota:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:

14.8%
Minnesota:

6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Minnesota:

24.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in St. Olaf township:

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