Otter Tail township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 535 ( 44 from 2010 )
Land area: 16.3 square miles
Population density: 32.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	508	94.95%	6.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	2	0.37%	100.0%
Asian:	2	0.37%	0.0%
2+ races:	1	0.19%	87.5%
Hispanic:	2	0.37%	33.3%

Total non-White:	27	5.05%	80.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	32	7.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	12	3.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
491
476	96.95%
1	0.20%
1	0.20%
2	0.41%
8	1.63%
3	0.61%
15	3.05%

2000
559
550	98.39%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.36%
7	1.25%
9	1.61%

1990
363
357	98.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	1.65%

1980
n/a
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
n/a
0	?%
0	?%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-74	-13.2
6	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

193	53.2
3	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

n/a
n/a

Age, Family & Household Data for Otter Tail township, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
60.3
64	12.0%
471	88.0%
197	36.8%

258
2.07

188	72.9%
178	94.7%
0	0.0%
70	27.1%

2010
Number	Percent
57.7
51	10.4%
440	89.6%
160	32.6%

237
2.07

171	72.2%
151	88.3%
6	3.5%
66	27.8%

2000
Number	Percent
51.3
102	18.2%
457	81.8%
142	25.4%

248
2.25

192	77.4%
175	91.1%
11	5.7%
56	22.6%

1990
Number	Percent
45.2
73	20.1%
290	79.9%
83	22.9%

144
2.52

116	80.6%
113	97.4%
0	0.0%
28	19.4%

1980
Number	Percent
?
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

0
?

0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

2022 Housing Data for Otter Tail township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	0.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	14	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	25	9.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	27	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	33	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	36	14.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	24	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	22	8.5%
$200,000 or more	27	10.5%

Median Household Income	85,833
Per Capita Income	51,339

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	4.3%
Public Assistance	6	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	217	78.3%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	217	78.3%
Not in Labor Force	60	21.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	96	59	61.9%
Non-Profit	9	5	64.3%
Self-Employed	32	15	68.1%

Local Government	0	10	0.0%
State Government	0	7	0.0%
Federal Government	3	4	42.9%

Total Private + Self	128	74	63.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12	26	31.6%
Total	140	100	58.3%

Pct. Govt.	10.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	66	27.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	58	24.2%
Professional, Technical	58	24.2%
Service Occupations	18	7.5%
All others	40	16.7%

White Collar		75.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	36	15.0%
Health care and social assistance	34	14.2%
Construction	31	12.9%
Manufacturing	26	10.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	22	9.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	5.8%
Finance and insurance	13	5.4%
Wholesale trade	9	3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	3.8%
Educational services	8	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	3.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	3.3%
Other services	6	2.5%
Public administration	6	2.5%
Information	4	1.7%
Utilities	2	0.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2	0.8%
Accommodation and food services	2	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.37%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2	0.37%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	504	99.0%
Spanish	3	0.6%
Tagalog	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	258	48.2%
Norwegian	157	29.3%
Irish	53	9.9%
American	35	6.5%
English	34	6.4%
Swedish	31	5.8%
Polish	17	3.2%
Scandinavian	13	2.4%
French	12	2.2%
Italian	12	2.2%
Hungarian	9	1.7%
Finnish	8	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	7	1.3%
Danish	6	1.1%
Russian	6	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	530	99.1%
Not a citizen	5	0.9%

Native	527	98.5%
Foreign-born	8	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.2%	10	2.2%	79	17.7%	209	46.8%	89	19.9%	59	13.2%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.2%
9-12 Years	10	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	79	17.7%
Some College	209	46.8%
Bach. Degree	89	19.9%
Grad Degree	59	13.2%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +29	D +11	D + 8.8%
D +40
2020 vs. 2012	R +65	R +46	R + 5.6%
D +19
2020 vs. 2008	R +73	R +54	R + 7.3%
D +19

2016 vs. 2008	R +44	R +65	R + 16.1%
D -21
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	107%	Donald Trump* (R)	288	64.6%	Joe Biden (D)	151	33.9%	7	1.6%	446	19	18	0.01%
2016	94%	Donald Trump (R)	259	64.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	111	27.6%	32	8.0%	402	19	19	0.01%
2012	82%	Mitt Romney (R)	223	62.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	132	36.8%	4	1.1%	359	17	15	0.01%
2008	81%	John McCain (R)	215	60.2%	Barack Obama (D)	132	37.0%	10	2.8%	357	16	15	0.01%
2004	79%	George W. Bush* (R)	227	63.9%	John Kerry (D)	121	34.1%	7	2.0%	355	16	13	0.01%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	181	59.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	108	35.5%	15	4.9%	304	14	12	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Otter Tail township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

151

33.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

288

64.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

446

Turnout: 107%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Otter Tail township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

111

27.6%

Donald Trump (R)

259

64.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

5.0%

TOTAL

402

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Otter Tail township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

132

36.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

223

62.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

359

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Otter Tail township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

132

37.0%

John McCain (R)

215

60.2%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

357

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Otter Tail township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

227

63.9%

John Kerry (D)

121

34.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

355

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Otter Tail township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

181

59.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

108

35.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.3%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

304

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Otter Tail township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	88%	Scott Jensen (R)	241	65.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	121	33.1%	4 [+]	1.1%	366	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (0.5%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.3%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	106%	Jason Lewis (R)	278	62.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	140	31.7%	24 [+]	5.4%	442	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (4.5%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (0.9%);
2018	S2	83%	Karin Housley (R)	220	62.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	123	35.0%	8 [+]	2.3%	351	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (2.3%);
2018	S1	84%	Jim Newberger (R)	198	56.2%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	146	41.5%	8 [+]	2.3%	352	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (2.3%);
2018	G	83%	Jeff Johnson (R)	221	63.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	120	34.4%	8 [+]	2.3%	349	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 5 (1.4%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (0.9%);
2014	S2	65%	Mike McFadden (R)	156	55.3%	Al Franken* (DFL)	116	41.1%	10 [+]	3.5%	282	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (2.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.1%);
2014	G	65%	Jeff Johnson (R)	155	55.2%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	114	40.6%	12 [+]	4.3%	281	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (1.1%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	774
Median Value	$393,000

Occupied	258	33.3%
Vacant	516	66.7%

Owned	248	96.1%
Rented	10	3.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	709	91.6%
Detached	695	89.8%
Attached	14	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	65	8.4%

Otter Tail township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Otter Tail township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Otter Tail township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Otter Tail township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Otter Tail township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Otter Tail township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Otter Tail township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Otter Tail township, MN