St. Olaf Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.4 km²), of which 32.3 square miles (83.6 km²) of it is land and 3.8 square miles (9.7 km²) of it (10.43%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 332 people, 124 households, and 102 families in the township. The population density was 10.3 people per square mile (4.0/km²). There were 175 housing units at an average density of 5.4/sq mi (2.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.69% White, 1.51% Native American, 0.30% Asian, and 1.51% from two or more races.[1] Of the 124 households 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.4% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 17.7% of households were one person and 7.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.03.

The age distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median household income was $40,865 and the median family income was $45,625. Males had a median income of $22,857 versus $27,188 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,878. About 5.2% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

St. Olaf was the often-referred hometown of the character Rose Nylund, played by actress Betty White, in the television sitcom The Golden Girls that ran on NBC from 1985 to 1992.[4]