Hegton Township, North Dakota

Hegton Township, North Dakota
Hegton Township
Coordinates: 47°58′34″N 97°33′33″W / 47.97611°N 97.55917°W / 47.97611; -97.55917
Country United States
State North Dakota
CountyGrand Forks
Area
 • Total
36.54 sq mi (94.63 km2)
 • Land36.42 sq mi (94.33 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 • Total
208
 • Density5.71/sq mi (2.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
58214 (Arvilla)
58251 (Larimore)
Area code701
FIPS code38-36940
GNIS feature ID1036610[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

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.