Hegton Township, North Dakota

Hegton Township, North Dakota
Township
Hegton Township
Coordinates: 47°58′34″N97°33′33″W / 47.97611°N 97.55917°W / 47.97611; -97.55917
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Grand Forks
Area
• Total	36.54 sq mi (94.63 km2)
• Land	36.42 sq mi (94.33 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation	1,024 ft (312 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	208
• Density	5.71/sq mi (2.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	58214 (Arvilla) 58251 (Larimore)
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-36940
GNIS feature ID	1036610 [2]

Hegton Township is a township in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 208 at the 2020 census.

It was named after Hegton, a former settlement within the township founded by Hans E. Hanson, a pioneer from Norway. ^[3]

Geography

Hegton Township has a total area of 36.536 square miles (94.63 km²), of which 36.420 square miles (94.33 km²) is land and 0.116 square miles (0.30 km²) is water. ^[4]

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 2

Demographics

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there were an estimated 115 households. ^[5]

References

1. Hegton township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
2. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
3. "North Dakota Place Names : How North Dakota's Cities & Counties, from Ghost Towns to Boom Towns, Got Their Names". digitalhorizonsonline.org. p. 98. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
4. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 27, 2026.