Acton township, Walsh County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 37.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 109 (all rural)
Males: 63 | (57.8%) |
Females: 46 | (42.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 109 (102 owner occupied, 7 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 6% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Acton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
Median age of males: 44.5
Median age of females: 46.5
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Average household size: 2.48
Acton township: | 2.5 people |
North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 2.88
Acton township: | $50,417 |
North Dakota: | $55,759 |
Here: | $421 |
State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,930 (it was $50,900 in 2000)
: | $79,930 |
North Dakota: | $155,400 |
Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 4.4% |
Whole state: | 11.9% |
This township: | 4.4% |
Whole state: | 4.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Acton Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Zion Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
95% of Acton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 120
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 17
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 44
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,600
Housing units in Acton township with a mortgage: 8 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (47%)
- Truck transportation (18%)
- U. S. Postal service (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (17%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (39%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (22%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Financial managers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Acton township:
- German (46.0%)
- Polish (21.8%)
- French Canadian (10.5%)
- Norwegian (9.7%)
- English (4.8%)
- French (except Basque) (4.0%)
- Czech (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 63 (74%)
- Carpooled: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 14 (16%)
- Worked at home: 7 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- No fuel used (4%)
96.4% of residents of Acton township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 137- In family households: 132 (45 male householders, 3 female householders)
42 spouses, 42 children (35 natural, 7 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 8 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
19 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
North Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here: | 27.3% |
North Dakota: | 6.0% |