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Elgin township, Cavalier County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile

Land area: 34.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 232 (all rural)

Males: 122  (52.6%)
Females: 110  (47.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 232 (219 owner occupied, 13 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

6%
State:

33%


Races in Elgin township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
  • Asian: 0.4%

Median age of males: 45.0
Median age of females: 45.6

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Average household size: 2.67

Elgin township:

2.7 people
North Dakota:

2.4 people

Average family size: 2.93

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($44,107 in 1999)
Elgin township:

$58,003
North Dakota:

$55,759
Median contract rent in 2013: $446 (lower quartile is $195, upper quartile is $324)
Here:

$447
State:

$622

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,634 (it was $42,100 in 2000)
:

$80,634
North Dakota:

$155,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $35,813 - $139,241
Population density: 7 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

 

90% of Elgin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in North Dakota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 207
  • Northeast: 17
  • Midwest: 7
  • South: 0
  • West: 6

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Elgin township, ND map Elgin township, North Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Elgin township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 6
  • 1970 to 1979: 55
  • 1960 to 1969: 12
  • 1950 to 1959: 0
  • 1940 to 1949: 10
  • 1939 or earlier: 12

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elgin township, North Dakota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 9
  • 5 rooms: 17
  • 6 rooms: 20
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 16
  • 9 or more rooms: 23

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elgin township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 10
  • 3 bedrooms: 38
  • 4 bedrooms: 35
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Elgin township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 6
  • 2 vehicles: 67
  • 3 vehicles: 21
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Elgin township:

  • German (52.7%)
  • Norwegian (17.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish (7.1%)
  • English (5.4%)
  • Dutch (3.1%)
  • Irish (3.1%)
  • Austrian (2.7%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 237

Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 18 4-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,

61 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 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%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Elgin township:

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