Alden township, Hettinger County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 18 (all rural)
| Males: 11 |  (61.1%) |
| Females: 7 |  (38.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 18 (16 owner occupied, 2 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Alden township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 53.5
Median age of females: 50.5
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Average household size: 2.25
| Alden township: | 2.3 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 2.43
| Alden township: | $49,536 |
| North Dakota: | $55,759 |
| Here: | $344 |
| State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,324 (it was $33,100 in 2000)
| : | $87,324 |
| North Dakota: | $155,400 |
| Population density: 0 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Alden Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
56% of Alden township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 574
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 187
- South: 100
- West: 37
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 287
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $71,200
Housing units in Alden township with a mortgage: 76 (18 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Construction (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Health care (9%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Bus drivers (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Alden township:
- German (26.3%)
- Irish (11.4%)
- English (6.6%)
- Scottish (6.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.1%)
- French (except Basque) (5.2%)
- Polish (5.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 393 (85%)
- Carpooled: 24 (5%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 14 (3%)
- Worked at home: 24 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
98.0% of residents of Alden township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 914- In family households: 860 (241 male householders, 25 female householders)
208 spouses, 351 children (282 natural, 20 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 54 (33 male householders (26 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 84 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 7 2-persons,
2 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 6.0% |
| North Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 1.2% |
| North Dakota: | 6.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 63.6% |
| North Dakota: | 10.5% |