Brightwood township, Richland County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 32.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.
Population: 245 (all rural)
| Males: 120 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 125 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 202 (193 owner occupied, 9 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 4% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Brightwood township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
Median age of males: 46.4
Median age of females: 45.9
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Average household size: 2.59
| Brightwood township: | 2.6 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Brightwood township: | $55,778 |
| North Dakota: | $55,759 |
| Here: | $458 |
| State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,484 (it was $65,200 in 2000)
| : | $119,484 |
| North Dakota: | $155,400 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Brightwood Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Calvary Cemetery (1), Coppin Cemetery (2), Hillside Cemetery (3), Immanuel Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Willard Lake (A), Round Lake (B), Horseshoe Lake (C), Grass Lake (D), Frying Pan Lake (E), Lake Elsie (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Brightwood township: Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map
51% of Brightwood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 138
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 103
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
43 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 94
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Brightwood township with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Construction (10%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brightwood township:
- German (68.0%)
- Norwegian (16.7%)
- Polish (4.4%)
- English (3.9%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- United States or American (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 103 (88%)
- Carpooled: 6 (5%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 6 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- No fuel used (3%)
43 people in nursing homes
93.6% of residents of Brightwood township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 200- In family households: 184 (55 male householders, 2 female householders)
56 spouses, 71 children (54 natural, 17 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (10 male householders (8 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 46 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person, 2 2-persons,
51 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Dakota: | 6.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Dakota: | 10.5% |