Velva township, McHenry County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 182 (all rural)
| Males: 87 |  (47.8%) |
| Females: 95 |  (52.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 182 (156 owner occupied, 26 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Velva township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.5%
Median age of males: 42.0
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.60
| Velva township: | 2.6 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Velva township: | $47,046 |
| North Dakota: | $55,759 |
| Here: | $461 |
| State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,728 (it was $37,700 in 2000)
| : | $90,728 |
| North Dakota: | $155,400 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
Cities in this township include: Velva.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lake: Potters Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Oak Creek (A), Spring Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Velva township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 158
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 0
- West: 23
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 63
- 5 to 9: 2
- 10 to 19: 14
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Velva township with a mortgage: 15 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Transportation equipment (22%)
- Construction (8%)
- Air transportation (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Air transportation (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Velva township:
- German (39.5%)
- Norwegian (32.3%)
- Danish (5.4%)
- Irish (5.4%)
- United States or American (4.8%)
- Italian (3.0%)
- Swedish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 71 (73%)
- Carpooled: 15 (15%)
- Worked at home: 11 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Electricity (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Wood (3%)
94.6% of residents of Velva township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 194- In family households: 164 (53 male householders, 0 female householders)
58 spouses, 48 children (41 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (13 male householders (10 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 29 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 9 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 3 3-persons,
45 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 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% |