Watopa township, Wabasha County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 265 (all rural)
Males: 144 | (54.3%) |
Females: 121 | (45.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 265 (242 owner occupied, 23 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 9% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Watopa township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.79
Watopa township: | 2.8 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.25
Watopa township: | $54,066 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $531 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $147,607 (it was $96,900 in 2000)
: | $147,607 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes: McCarthy Lake (A), Dorer Pools (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
River: Old Channel Zumbro River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Watopa township: McCarthy Lake State Wildlife Management (1). Display/hide its location on the map
87% of Watopa township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 195
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 30
- South: 3
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $135,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 82
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,600
Housing units in Watopa township with a mortgage: 15 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Construction (26%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Computer and electronic products (3%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Electricians (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Watopa township:
- German (51.5%)
- Norwegian (8.4%)
- Dutch (7.4%)
- French (except Basque) (6.9%)
- Polish (6.4%)
- United States or American (5.9%)
- Irish (5.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 110 (83%)
- Carpooled: 11 (8%)
- Worked at home: 11 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Wood (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 235- In family households: 209 (61 male householders, 2 female householders)
60 spouses, 84 children (83 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person,
70 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 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): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |