Aurora township, Benson County, North Dakota (ND)

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Aurora township, ND map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 28 (all rural)

Males: 16	(57.1%)
Females: 12	(42.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 28 (25 owner occupied, 3 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	33%

Races in Aurora township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 55.0
Median age of females: 54.5

Average houshold size: 2.15
Average family size: 2.67

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Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.8%
Whole state:	11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.9%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Aurora township: Stony Lake Church.

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (71% naturalized citizens)

Aurora township:	25.0%
State:	1.9%

63% of Aurora township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in North Dakota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1668
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 97
South: 83
West: 23

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $83,800

Aurora township, North Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 657
One, attached: 20
Two: 8
Mobile homes: 59

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,000

Housing units in Aurora township with a mortgage: 195 (25 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 100
1990 to 1994: 51
1980 to 1989: 75
1970 to 1979: 117
1960 to 1969: 61
1950 to 1959: 90
1940 to 1949: 45
1939 or earlier: 190

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aurora township, North Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 56
5 rooms: 142
6 rooms: 152
7 rooms: 121
8 rooms: 96
9 or more rooms: 88

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aurora township, North Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 9
5 rooms: 13
6 rooms: 5
7 rooms: 14
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 7

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Aurora township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 160
3 bedrooms: 352
4 bedrooms: 108
5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aurora township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 20
3 bedrooms: 24
4 bedrooms: 2
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Aurora township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 19
1 vehicle: 122
2 vehicles: 309
3 vehicles: 110
4 vehicles: 70
5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Aurora township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 24
2 vehicles: 21
3 vehicles: 11
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (16%)
Food (12%)
Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Aurora township:

German (22.9%)
English (19.6%)
Irish (12.0%)
United States or American (12.0%)
French (except Basque) (6.7%)
Italian (5.6%)
Dutch (4.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (71%)
Other Western Europe (29%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 750 (84%)
Carpooled: 90 (10%)
Worked at home: 58 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
Wood (12%)
Electricity (5%)
Utility gas (4%)

97.0% of residents of Aurora township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,914

In family households: 1,759 (527 male householders, 58 female householders)
521 spouses, 544 children (469 natural, 18 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 29 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 155 (93 male householders (77 living alone)), 44 female householders (44 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 272 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 121 1-person, 16 2-persons.

6 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): 6

Here:	2.6%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9

Here:	8.7%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Here:	30.2%
North Dakota:	10.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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