Rye township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 33.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 261 (all rural)
| Males: 138 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 123 |  (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 261 (212 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Rye township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 90.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 5.7%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 2.81
| Rye township: | 2.8 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 3.21
| Rye 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: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Rye Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Grand Forks Sewage Disposal Ponds (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kelly Slough (A), Salt Water Coulee (B), Fresh Water Coulee (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Rye township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 229
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 2
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 91
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Rye township with a mortgage: 21 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
- Food (11%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (28%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Top executives (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Postsecondary teachers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (17%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rye township:
- German (69.1%)
- Norwegian (8.8%)
- Irish (4.4%)
- Dutch (3.3%)
- Luxemburger (3.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.8%)
- Swedish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 106 (75%)
- Carpooled: 25 (18%)
- Worked at home: 10 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 261- In family households: 243 (66 male householders, 2 female householders)
62 spouses, 110 children (97 natural, 11 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (11 male householders (9 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 2 2-persons,
62 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 14.3% |
| North Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 9.1% |
| North Dakota: | 6.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Dakota: | 10.5% |