Melville township, Foster County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 34.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population: 38 (all rural)
Males: 20 | (52.6%) |
Females: 18 | (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 38 (29 owner occupied, 9 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Melville township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 5.3%
Median age of males: 48.0
Median age of females: 47.5
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Average household size: 2.24
Melville township: | 2.2 people |
North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 2.75
Melville township: | $52,580 |
North Dakota: | $55,759 |
Here: | $448 |
State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,109 (it was $54,900 in 2000)
: | $104,109 |
North Dakota: | $155,400 |
Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 5.6% |
Whole state: | 11.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Reservoir: Lake Bonita (A). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Melville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 486
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 90
- South: 0
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 189
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Melville township with a mortgage: 38 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
- Construction (19%)
- Repair and maintenance (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
- Physicians and surgeons (4%)
- Registered nurses (16%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Melville township:
- German (55.8%)
- Dutch (14.9%)
- English (8.3%)
- Norwegian (5.9%)
- United States or American (4.0%)
- Irish (3.8%)
- Swedish (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 264 (81%)
- Carpooled: 43 (13%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
98.4% of residents of Melville township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 605- In family households: 569 (148 male householders, 23 female householders)
155 spouses, 243 children (227 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (23 male householders (22 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 1 2-persons,
5 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): 22
Here: | 27.2% |
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% |