History · Afton

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The story so far

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Afton Township is a township in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 799 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 609 to 799 (+31%). Half of its homes were built before 1993.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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