Norton township, Walsh County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 111 (all rural)
| Males: 60 |  (54.1%) |
| Females: 51 |  (45.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 111 (89 owner occupied, 22 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Norton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.85
| Norton township: | 2.9 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 3.28
| Norton 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: | 28.1% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
| This township: | 22.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
Cities in this township include: Lankin.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Norton Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Norton township: Hoff Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Machart Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
90% of Norton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% 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: 153
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 10.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 2.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 43
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Norton township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
- Construction (15%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Health care (25%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Social assistance (14%)
- U. S. Postal service (11%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (31%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (21%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Accountants and auditors (14%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Norton township:
- Norwegian (65.9%)
- Czech (15.5%)
- German (7.8%)
- Scandinavian (2.3%)
- Swedish (2.3%)
- Austrian (1.6%)
- Czechoslovakian (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 34 (63%)
- Carpooled: 15 (28%)
- Worked at home: 5 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Electricity (40%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
98.6% of residents of Norton township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 160- In family households: 157 (37 male householders, 4 female householders)
37 spouses, 76 children (72 natural, 2 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 9 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
24 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 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% |