Melrose township, Steele County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 63 (all rural)
| Males: 36 |  (57.1%) |
| Females: 27 |  (42.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 63 (58 owner occupied, 5 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Melrose township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 30.8
Median age of females: 30.3
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Average household size: 3.15
| Melrose township: | 3.1 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Melrose township: | $57,828 |
| North Dakota: | $55,759 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,503 (it was $39,800 in 2000)
| : | $86,503 |
| North Dakota: | $155,400 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 26.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
| This township: | 22.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
49% of Melrose township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 51
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 2
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 25.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 5.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 24
- Mobile homes: 3
Housing units in Melrose township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
Most common first ancestries reported in Melrose township:
- Norwegian (66.7%)
- German (17.8%)
- Dutch (6.7%)
- Czechoslovakian (4.4%)
- Irish (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 14 (78%)
- Other means: 4 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 58- In family households: 49 (14 male householders, 0 female householders)
13 spouses, 11 children (11 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (6 male householders (4 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person, 2 2-persons,
11 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 men, 0 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% |