Captain's Landing Township, Morton County, North Dakota

Captain's Landing Township is a township in Morton County, North Dakota, United States. Its population as of the 2000 Census was 153.[1] It is located east of Mandan, North Dakota along the Missouri River, between Interstate 94 and the Bismarck Expressway.[2]

History

Captain's Landing Township was organized in 1980 with a population of 8 people and just 3 homes, growing to 138 people and 46 homes by the 1990 census.[3] The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the 2009 population at 115.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) of it water, making it the smallest organized subdivision in the county.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
19808—
19901381,625.0%
200015310.9%
Est. 2009115

As of the 2000 Census,[1] there were 153 people, 56 households, and 54 families residing in the township. The population density was 449.3 square miles (1,164 km2). There were 57 housing units, including one vacant, at an average density of 167.4 square miles (434 km2).[5] The racial makeup of the township was 100.0% White. The top two ancestry groups in the township were German with 51.7%, followed by Russian with 21.2%.

Of the 56 households in the township, 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 94.6% were married couples living together. Only 3.6% were non-families. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 2.76.

The township's the population was spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 38.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.6 males.[6]

The median household and family income for the township $42,083. Males had a median income of $50,526 versus $38,214 for females, with a per capita income of $18,884. About 11.3% of population was below the poverty line.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Captain's Landing Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (1992). "Population and Housing Unit Counts, North Dakota" (PDF). 1990 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  4. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (2010). "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions: North Dakota" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  5. 1 2 U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000, Summary File 1. "GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 - County -- Subdivision and Place". American FactFinder. <http://factfinder2.census.gov>. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "QT-P1. Age Groups and Sex, Captain's Landing Township". American FactFinder. <http://factfinder.census.gov>. Retrieved 2009-01-31.

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Coordinates: 46°48′45″N 100°49′43″W / 46.81250°N 100.82861°W / 46.81250; -100.82861

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