Americus township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 162 (all rural)
Males: 92 | (56.8%) |
Females: 70 | (43.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 162 (129 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 20% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Americus township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.6%
- Hispanic or Latino: 6.2%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.79
Americus township: | 2.8 people |
North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 3.17
Americus township: | $49,248 |
North Dakota: | $55,759 |
Here: | $666 |
State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $162,400 (it was $87,100 in 2000)
: | $162,400 |
North Dakota: | $155,400 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $193,939
Here: $193,939 State: $187,941
Townhouses or other attached units: $171,242
Here: $171,242 State: $172,567
In 2-unit structures: $106,222
Here: $106,222 State: $140,427
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,150
Here: $109,150 State: $158,405
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $65,318
Here: $65,318 State: $126,975
Mobile homes: $60,335
Here: $60,335 State: $51,641
Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 8.3% |
Whole state: | 11.9% |
This township: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 4.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Americus Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Americus township: Saint Olaf Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Americus-Saint Olaf Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Americus township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 115
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 28
- South: 9
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $179,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 63
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,000
Housing units in Americus township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Construction (36%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Rail transportation (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Health care (41%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (11%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (21%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Business operations specialists (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Americus township:
- Norwegian (57.8%)
- German (11.6%)
- Polish (10.9%)
- Irish (7.5%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
- Swedish (4.1%)
- English (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 41 (55%)
- Carpooled: 25 (34%)
- Walked: 3 (4%)
- Worked at home: 5 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Utility gas (4%)
95.4% of residents of Americus township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (20% speak English very well, 80% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 156- In family households: 150 (47 male householders, 5 female householders)
42 spouses, 48 children (40 natural, 6 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
37 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 7.4% |
North Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
North Dakota: | 6.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
North Dakota: | 10.5% |