Hettinger Township is a township in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168.
Hettinger Township | |
|---|---|
 Hettinger Township in Adams County | |
 Adams County in North Dakota | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Adams |
| Seat | Hettinger |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.10 sq mi (90.91 km2) |
| • Land | 34.89 sq mi (90.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,684 ft (818 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 168 |
| • Density | 4.82/sq mi (1.86/km2) |
Hettinger, the county seat and the largest city in Adams County, is in Hettinger Township.
History
editHettinger was named by American surveyor general E.A. Williams after his father-in-law, Mathias Hettinger.[2]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 98 | — | |
| 1920 | 181 | 84.7% | |
| 1930 | 237 | 30.9% | |
| 1940 | 145 | −38.8% | |
| 1950 | 154 | 6.2% | |
| 1960 | 158 | 2.6% | |
| 1970 | 168 | 6.3% | |
| 1980 | 192 | 14.3% | |
| 1990 | 218 | 13.5% | |
| 2000 | 198 | −9.2% | |
| 2010 | 195 | −1.5% | |
| 2020 | 168 | −13.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
Hettinger's population was 237 in the 1930 Census (excluding the city of Hettinger), and that number fell to 145 by 1940.[4] Its population as of 2010 was 195.[5]
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
edit- ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Hettinger township, Adams County, North Dakota". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Hettinger". The Bismarck Tribune. March 17, 1983. pp. 3A. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hettinger township, Adams County, North Dakota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
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