Sterling township, Burleigh County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 172 (all rural)
| Males: 101 |  (58.7%) |
| Females: 71 |  (41.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 172 (152 owner occupied, 20 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Sterling township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 41.9
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Average household size: 2.32
| Sterling township: | 2.3 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Sterling township: | $64,388 |
| North Dakota: | $55,759 |
| Here: | $687 |
| State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $207,400 (it was $92,100 in 2000)
| : | $207,400 |
| North Dakota: | $155,400 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $247,183
Here: $247,183 State: $187,941
Townhouses or other attached units: $197,691
Here: $197,691 State: $172,567
In 2-unit structures: $152,103
Here: $152,103 State: $140,427
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,417
Here: $179,417 State: $158,405
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,766
Here: $126,766 State: $126,975
Mobile homes: $34,327
Here: $34,327 State: $51,641
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 13.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
| This township: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Sterling Fire Protection District Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Sterling Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Random Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Sterling township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 137
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 1
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 58
- Mobile homes: 29
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,300
Housing units in Sterling township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Construction (17%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Health care (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sterling township:
- German (82.3%)
- United States or American (10.6%)
- Norwegian (3.5%)
- English (1.4%)
- Finnish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 63 (69%)
- Carpooled: 13 (14%)
- Walked: 9 (10%)
- Worked at home: 6 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Coal or coke (7%)
- Electricity (6%)
- No fuel used (3%)
91.0% of residents of Sterling township speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 163- In family households: 143 (41 male householders, 7 female householders)
38 spouses, 45 children (43 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
26 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 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% |