Bear Creek township, Dickey County, North Dakota (ND)

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Bear Creek township, ND map Land area: 30.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 184 (all rural)

Males: 96	(52.2%)
Females: 88	(47.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 184 (165 owner occupied, 19 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	33%

Races in Bear Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 39.0

Average houshold size: 2.75
Average family size: 2.96

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.1%
Whole state:	11.9%

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

This township:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.9%

Cities in this township include: Oakes.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Oakes View Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Bear Creek township:	1.1%
State:	1.9%

60% of Bear Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in North Dakota.

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

This state: 145
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 207
South: 10
West: 0

Bear Creek township, North Dakota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 106
Mobile homes: 24

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,800

Housing units in Bear Creek township with a mortgage: 32 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 10
1990 to 1994: 7
1980 to 1989: 36
1970 to 1979: 13
1960 to 1969: 3
1950 to 1959: 4
1940 to 1949: 5
1939 or earlier: 52

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bear Creek township, North Dakota:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 5
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 27
6 rooms: 2
7 rooms: 32
8 rooms: 22
9 or more rooms: 26

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Creek township, North Dakota:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bear Creek township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 2
3 bedrooms: 68
4 bedrooms: 27
5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bear Creek township:

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

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 35
2 vehicles: 33
3 vehicles: 30
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 5

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 2
2 vehicles: 6
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
Construction (29%)
Machinery (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Health care (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Educational services (14%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Construction (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (25%)
Engineers (11%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9%)
Carpenters (9%)
Other construction workers and helpers (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Top executives (7%)
Accountants and auditors (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bear Creek township:

German (57.8%)
Norwegian (8.9%)
Dutch (7.5%)
Swedish (7.5%)
English (4.3%)
Irish (3.2%)
United States or American (2.9%)

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

Japan (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 165 (85%)
Carpooled: 9 (5%)
Walked: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 18 (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (30%)
Electricity (29%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)

98.8% of residents of Bear Creek township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 372

In family households: 341 (103 male householders, 2 female householders)
99 spouses, 137 children (121 natural, 16 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 31 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person.

37 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (0 men, 7 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	21.3%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
North Dakota:	6.0%

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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bear Creek township:

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