Colfax township, Richland County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 59.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 220 (all rural)
Males: 111 | (50.5%) |
Females: 109 | (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 220 (198 owner occupied, 22 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 10% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Colfax township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 32.8
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Average household size: 2.89
Colfax township: | 2.9 people |
North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 3.20
Colfax township: | $55,778 |
North Dakota: | $55,759 |
Here: | $458 |
State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,484 (it was $65,200 in 2000)
: | $119,484 |
North Dakota: | $155,400 |
Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 6.2% |
Whole state: | 11.9% |
This township: | 6.2% |
Whole state: | 4.9% |
Cities in this township include: Colfax.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Colfax township: Zion Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Colfax township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 127
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 57
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 61
- One, attached: 3
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Colfax township with a mortgage: 22 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (15%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Public administration (17%)
- Construction (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Food (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (26%)
- Woodworkers (15%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Top executives (10%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10%)
- Waiters and waitresses (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Colfax township:
- Norwegian (62.6%)
- German (14.6%)
- French Canadian (8.2%)
- Italian (4.7%)
- Swedish (3.5%)
- Russian (1.8%)
- Scandinavian (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 52 (56%)
- Carpooled: 18 (19%)
- Walked: 4 (4%)
- Worked at home: 19 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Wood (3%)
96.1% of residents of Colfax township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 193- In family households: 187 (52 male householders, 4 female householders)
62 spouses, 67 children (64 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,
65 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% |