Wise township, McLean County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 33.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population: 59 (all rural)
| Males: 35 |  (59.3%) |
| Females: 24 |  (40.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 59 (45 owner occupied, 14 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Wise township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 45.8
Median age of females: 50.0
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Average household size: 2.68
| Wise township: | 2.7 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Wise township: | $55,576 |
| North Dakota: | $55,759 |
| Here: | $447 |
| State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $137,325 (it was $51,400 in 2000)
| : | $137,325 |
| North Dakota: | $155,400 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Peace Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Howells Lake (A), Brush Lake (B), Blue Lake (C), Pelican Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
88% of Wise township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 32
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 89
- One, attached: 2
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 139
Housing units in Wise township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Transportation equipment (19%)
- Construction (9%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Paper (4%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wise township:
- German (62.5%)
- Danish (12.5%)
- Polish (12.5%)
- Czechoslovakian (6.3%)
- Norwegian (6.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6 (46%)
- Carpooled: 2 (15%)
- Worked at home: 5 (38%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
78.1% of residents of Wise township speak English at home.
21.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 32- In family households: 25 (8 male householders, 0 female householders)
10 spouses, 7 children (7 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
12 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 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% |