Township · North Dakota

Trenton Township, North Dakota

Trenton Township, township, in Williams County, North Dakota. Trenton Township had 679 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 3.5% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 648 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 590 (±272). GEOID 3810579500.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

679

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 648 · ACS 2020-2024: 590 ±272

Median household income

$108,281

±$21,173 (90% margin)
North Dakota: $76,657

Median home value

$321,400

±$85,070 (90% margin)
North Dakota: $249,900

Median gross rent

$617

±$197 (90% margin)
North Dakota: $954

Where is Trenton Township and what county is it in?

Trenton Township is a township in Williams County, North Dakota. It covers 30.3 square miles of land, 21 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Trenton Township: Trenton (CDP, 488 in 2020).

Trenton Township is in the Williston, ND micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Trenton Township (marked with a dot) in Williams County, North Dakota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Trenton Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 679 people lived in Trenton Township on July 1, 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, faster than North Dakota (+2.6%). The 2020 Census counted 648 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 590 (±272).

  • July 2020→2021 −41 (620)
  • 2021→2022 −7 (613)
  • 2022→2023 +23 (636)
  • 2023→2024 +27 (663)
  • 2024→2025 +16 (679)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureTrenton TownshipWilliams CountyNorth DakotaChange since 2015-2019
Total population590±27239,555784,841no clear change
Households215±8615,154331,063no clear change
Average household size2.74±0.672.572.28+0.94
Housing units258±9020,376377,281no clear change

Trenton Township's population since 2000

From 524 in 2000 to 679 in 2025: up 29.6%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Trenton Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 524
  • 2005 (estimate) 504
  • 2010 Census 541
  • 2015 (estimate) 684
  • 2020 Census 648
  • 2025 (estimate) 679

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Trenton Township?

The median resident of Trenton Township is 41.2 years old; 21.5% are under 18 and 11.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 45.4%, then non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native residents at 25.6%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTrenton TownshipWilliams CountyNorth DakotaChange since 2015-2019
Median age41.2±11.231.835.9−15.0
Under 18 years21.5%±9.4 pts30.2%23.5%–
65 years and over11.4%±6.0 pts9.9%16.5%–
Male50.7%±10.1 pts52.9%51.2%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8.6%±15.8 pts10.2%4.7%–
White alone, not Hispanic45.4%±15.2 pts75.7%81.7%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts4.7%3.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.9 pts1.2%1.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic25.6%±12.9 pts2.6%4.2%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.1%0.1%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic9.5%±8.9 pts5.2%4.0%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic10.5%±11.4 pts0.3%0.3%–
Born outside the United States1.9%±2.1 pts8.5%4.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)6.1%±7.0 pts11.5%6.7%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.1%±5.0 pts8.0%7.1%–
With a disability17.5%±10.6 pts11.1%12.0%–
No health insurance coverage3.7%±4.1 pts11.5%6.5%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)90.5%±8.2 pts93.1%94.0%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)27.9%±10.6 pts24.4%32.7%–
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)14.7%±9.0 pts7.1%9.7%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier95.9%±4.5 pts80.8%84.2%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±4.2 pts4.7%4.2%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Trenton Township earn?

Half of Trenton Township's 215 households earn less than $108,281 a year (±$21,173), against $85,595 in Williams County and $76,657 in North Dakota. In 2015-2019 it was $91,841 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureTrenton TownshipWilliams CountyNorth DakotaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$108,281±$21,173$85,595$76,657no clear change
Mean household income$171,464±$51,547$117,741$101,793–
Per capita income$61,222±$19,741$44,320$43,389no clear change
People below the poverty line2.7%±3.2 pts8.6%10.8%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line0.0%±17.8 pts10.2%11.1%–
Households receiving SNAP0.0%±11.0 pts6.0%6.6%–
Households with a computer99.1%±2.3 pts97.2%94.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription97.2%±4.1 pts92.3%88.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Trenton Township?

Owners occupy 80.9% of Trenton Township's occupied homes and renters 19.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $321,400 by its owner (±$85,070). The median renter pays $617 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureTrenton TownshipWilliams CountyNorth DakotaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$321,400±$85,070$284,800$249,900no clear change
Median gross rent$617±$197$1,123$954–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent0.0%±47.5 pts19.0%31.1%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,114±$1,282$2,008$1,762–
Owner-occupied homes80.9%±15.6 pts53.0%62.9%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes19.1%±15.6 pts47.0%37.1%–
Housing units258±9020,376377,281no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±13.4 pts2.5%1.2%–
Rental vacancy rate44.6%±36.7 pts25.3%8.3%–
Single-family detached homes85.3%±12.0 pts43.2%56.7%–
Mobile homes4.3%±5.4 pts8.6%6.6%–
Built 2020 or later1.9%±2.2 pts1.4%1.8%–
Built 2010 to 201917.8%±11.6 pts39.3%18.5%–
Built 1939 or earlier9.3%±12.4 pts8.3%11.5%–
Households with no vehicle0.0%±11.0 pts6.6%5.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Trenton Township work and get to work?

78.9% of Trenton Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 19.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureTrenton TownshipWilliams CountyNorth DakotaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)75.6%±9.6 pts73.4%68.6%–
Unemployment rate1.1%±1.7 pts4.4%2.8%–
Drove alone to work78.9%±9.4 pts81.7%77.9%–
Carpooled3.1%±3.3 pts9.9%8.8%–
Public transportation0.0%±6.8 pts0.3%0.3%–
Walked6.8%±7.2 pts3.7%3.2%–
Worked from home11.3%±8.8 pts4.0%8.1%–
Mean travel time to work19.4 min±4.318.7 min17.9 min+7.6 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Trenton Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Trenton Township; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Trenton Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Trenton Township
Tract 9535Williams County3,373 $101,729 $260,5005%
Tract 9537.02Williams County6,923 $94,511 $349,8001%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Trenton Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Trenton Township compare with other places in North Dakota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Trenton Township is the 9,111th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 20th-most populous of 1,300 in North Dakota.

Trenton Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Trenton Township's rank in North Dakota (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate20th1,300

Trenton Township's figures with every place in North Dakota (CSV)

Every place in North Dakota, sortable · Compare Trenton Township with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Trenton Township?

27 of the 57 figures for Trenton Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Trenton Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.