Turtle River township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 33.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 218 (all rural)
| Males: 105 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 113 |  (51.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 218 (186 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Turtle River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 30.5
Median age of females: 24.5
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Average household size: 3.30
| Turtle River township: | 3.3 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 3.47
| Turtle River 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: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 14.9% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Rivers: Turtle River (A), South Marais River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Turtle River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% 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: 165
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 33
- South: 6
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 59
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,200
Housing units in Turtle River township with a mortgage: 27 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Food (16%)
- Construction (14%)
- Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Rail transportation (6%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (14%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Cashiers (14%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Postsecondary teachers (8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Air transportation workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Turtle River township:
- Norwegian (39.3%)
- Polish (17.4%)
- German (13.5%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- English (8.4%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- United States or American (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 63 (74%)
- Carpooled: 12 (14%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 8 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Electricity (21%)
96.1% of residents of Turtle River township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 208- In family households: 204 (51 male householders, 7 female householders)
46 spouses, 97 children (92 natural, 2 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
66 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (4 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 5.1% |
| 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% |