Walle Township, North Dakota

Walle Township, North Dakota
Township
Walle Township
Coordinates: 47°48′10″N97°02′43″W / 47.80278°N 97.04528°W / 47.80278; -97.04528
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Grand Forks
Named after	Valle, Norway
Area
• Total	38.88 sq mi (100.71 km2)
• Land	38.69 sq mi (100.20 km2)
• Water	0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
Elevation	846 ft (258 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	515
• Density	13.3/sq mi (5.14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	58201 (Grand Forks) 58278 (Thompson)
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-83140
GNIS feature ID	1036592 [2]

Walle Township is a township in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 515 at the 2020 census.

It borders Minnesota to its east.

History

The township was named after Valle, Norway by Olav N. Loiland and his siblings, the township's first permanent settlers. ^[3]

Geography

Walle Township has a total area of 38.884 square miles (100.71 km²), of which 38.688 square miles (100.20 km²) is land and 0.196 square miles (0.51 km²) is water. ^[4]

Major highways

• Interstate 29
• U.S. Highway 81
• North Dakota Highway 15

Demographics

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there were an estimated 112 households. ^[5]

References

1. Walle township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
2. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
3. "North Dakota Place Names : How North Dakota's Cities & Counties, from Ghost Towns to Boom Towns, Got Their Names". digitalhorizonsonline.org. p. 212. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
4. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2026.