Sawyer township, Ward County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 196 (all rural)
| Males: 92 |  (46.9%) |
| Females: 104 |  (53.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 196 (183 owner occupied, 13 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Sawyer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
- Black: 1.0%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.76
| Sawyer township: | 2.8 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Sawyer township: | $57,679 |
| North Dakota: | $55,759 |
| Here: | $848 |
| State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $214,800 (it was $74,200 in 2000)
| : | $214,800 |
| North Dakota: | $155,400 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $229,046
Here: $229,046 State: $187,941
Townhouses or other attached units: $212,776
Here: $212,776 State: $172,567
In 2-unit structures: $193,510
Here: $193,510 State: $140,427
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $193,749
Here: $193,749 State: $158,405
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $196,232
Here: $196,232 State: $126,975
Mobile homes: $61,545
Here: $61,545 State: $51,641
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 14.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
| This township: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
Cities in this township include: Sawyer.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Sawyer township: Mennonite Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
59% of Sawyer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 190
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 11
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 61
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $46,300
Housing units in Sawyer township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (20%)
- Repair and maintenance (14%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (16%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sawyer township:
- German (47.3%)
- Norwegian (30.9%)
- Scandinavian (8.0%)
- English (7.4%)
- Irish (2.7%)
- Pennsylvania German (1.1%)
- Swedish (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 100 (85%)
- Carpooled: 6 (5%)
- Walked: 8 (7%)
- Worked at home: 3 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Coal or coke (7%)
- Other fuel (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
97.3% of residents of Sawyer township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 231- In family households: 216 (60 male householders, 12 female householders)
61 spouses, 76 children (69 natural, 1 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (5 male householders (4 living alone)), 4 female householders (2 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person, 3 2-persons,
46 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (0 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 13.8% |
| North Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 18.8% |
| North Dakota: | 6.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Dakota: | 10.5% |