Hettinger Township, Adams County, North Dakota

Hettinger Township
Hettinger Township in Adams County
Adams County in North Dakota
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Adams
Seat	Hettinger
Area
• Total	90.91 km2 (35.10 sq mi)
• Land	90.36 km2 (34.89 sq mi)
• Water	0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation	818 m (2,684 ft)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	168
• Density	1.8/km2 (4.8/sq mi)

Hettinger Township is a township in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168.

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. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

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

1. "Census Bureau profile: Hettinger township, Adams County, North Dakota". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
2. "Hettinger" . The Bismarck Tribune . March 17, 1983. pp. 3A. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
3. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 20, 2025.
4. "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.
5. "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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