Hettinger Township, Adams County, North Dakota

Hettinger Township is a township in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 195.

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  (2010)
• Total	195
• Density	2.1/km2 (5.6/sq mi)

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.^[1]

Demographics

Hettinger's population was 237 in the 1930 Census (excluding the city of Hettinger), and that number fell to 145 by 1940.^[2] Its population as of 2010 was 195.^[3]

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.