Benson County

Benson County Courthouse
administration
US state :	North Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Minnewaukan
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 311 B Avenue South Minnewaukan, ND 58351-0206
Foundation :	1883
Area code :	001 701
Demographics
Residents :	6999  (2005)
Population density :	2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	3728 km²
Water surface :	152 km²
map

Benson County is a county in the state of North Dakota in the United States . The county seat is Minnewaukan .

geography

The county is located in the northeast of North Dakota and has an area of ​​3728 square kilometers, of which 152 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Towner County , Ramsey County , Nelson County , Eddy County , Wells County, and Pierce Counties .

history

Benson County was formed in 1883. It was named after Bertil W. Benson , an early politician in the Dakota Territory.

Seven structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 19, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1890	2460		-
1900	8320		238.2%
1910	12,681		52.4%
1920	13,095		3.3%
1930	13,327		1.8%
1940	12,629		-5.2%
1950	10,675		-15.5%
1960	9435		-11.6%
1970	8245		-12.6%
1980	7944		-3.7%
1990	7198		-9.4%
2000	6964		-3.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , Benson County had 6,964 people in 2,328 households and 1,701 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 50.85 percent white, 0.00 percent African American, 48.05 percent Native American, 0.01 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.16 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.79 percent of the population.

Benson County Age Pyramid

Of the 2,328 households, 38.0 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 48.5 percent were married couples living together, 16.6 percent were single mothers, 26.9 percent were non-families, 24.5 percent were single households and 12.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.48 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 36.1 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 19.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 102.0 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 26,688 , and the median income for a family was $ 31,558. Males had a median income of $ 23,056 versus $ 17,862 for females. The per capita income was $ 11,509. 24.4 percent of families and 29.1 percent families lived below the poverty line. Of these, 38.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 16.7 percent were people over 65 years of age.

See also

• List of cities in North Dakota

Web links

Commons : Benson County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1034216. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 19, 2018.
3. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
6. ^ Benson County, North Dakota , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 48 ° 4 ′  N , 99 ° 22 ′  W