Elizabeth township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 31.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.8 sq. mi.
Population: 722 (all rural)
| Males: 375 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 347 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 722 (674 owner occupied, 48 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Elizabeth township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 41.1
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Average household size: 2.59
| Elizabeth township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Elizabeth 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: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Elizabeth.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Elizabeth township: Swedish Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Zion Elizabeth Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Reed Lake (A), Lake Mason (B), Long Lake (C), Lake Jewett (D), Devils Lake (E), Altner Lake (F), Red River Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Reed Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Elizabeth township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 592
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 105
- South: 14
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 365
- One, attached: 4
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 154
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Elizabeth township with a mortgage: 89 (12 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (10%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Religious workers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elizabeth township:
- Norwegian (41.2%)
- German (30.3%)
- Irish (4.3%)
- Swedish (3.9%)
- Czech (3.1%)
- English (3.1%)
- United States or American (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 294 (76%)
- Carpooled: 32 (8%)
- Walked: 20 (5%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 37 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (12%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.7% of residents of Elizabeth township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 732- In family households: 642 (178 male householders, 29 female householders)
194 spouses, 219 children (198 natural, 6 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 90 (37 male householders (31 living alone)), 39 female householders (34 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 103 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 10 2-persons, 1 4-persons,
140 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (9 men, 21 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
| Here: | 22.5% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 12.5% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |