Hettinger Township
Hettinger Township in Adams County
Hettinger Township in Adams County
Adams County in North Dakota
Adams County in North Dakota
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyAdams
SeatHettinger
Area
 • Total90.91 km2 (35.10 sq mi)
 • Land90.36 km2 (34.89 sq mi)
 • Water0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation
818 m (2,684 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total195
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.6/sq mi)

Hettinger Township is a township in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 195.

Hettinger, the county seat and the largest city in Adams County, is in Hettinger Township.

History

Hettinger was named by American surveyor general E.A. Williams after his father-in-law, Mathias Hettinger.[1]

Demographics

Hettinger's population was 237 in the 1930 Census (excluding the city of Hettinger), and that number fell to 145 by 1940.[2] Its population as of 2010 was 195.[3]

According to the 2010 census, the racial makeup of the township was 96.41% White, 2.05% Black, 0.51% Asian, 0.51% Hispanic of any race, and 1.03% multiracial.

References

  1. ^ "Hettinger". The Bismarck Tribune. March 17, 1983. pp. 3A. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - North Dakota - Adams County - ED 1-12, ED 1-13, ED 1-14, ED 1-15, ED 1-16, ED 1-17, ED 1-18, ED 1-19, ED 1-20, ED 1-21, ED 1-22". Wikimedia Commons. 1940. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hettinger township, Adams County, North Dakota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2013.


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