Corliss Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.9 square miles (96 km²), of which 35.0 square miles (91 km²) of it is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²) of it (5.02%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 462 people, 167 households, and 132 families living in the township. The population density was 13.2 people per square mile (5.1/km²). There were 266 housing units at an average density of 7.6/sq mi (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.78% White, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22%.[1]

Of the 167 households 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.4% were married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 17.4% of households were one person and 6.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.15.

The age distribution was 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males.

The median household income was $37,000 and the median family income was $42,679. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,936. About 7.1% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.