Golden Valley County, North Dakota

Golden Valley County Courthouse (2008)
administration
US state :	North Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Beach
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 150 First Avenue Beach, ND 58621-0000
Foundation :	1912
Area code :	001 701
Demographics
Residents :	1680  (2010)
Population density :	0.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2596 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map
Website : www.beachnd.com

The Golden Valley County is a county in the state of North Dakota of the United States . The county seat is Beach .

geography

Church on ND Highway 16 in the ghost town of Trotters in Golden Valley County

The county is located slightly south in the far west of North Dakota, borders Montana and has an area of ​​2596 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: McKenzie County , Billings County , Slope County , Fallon County, Montana, and Wibaux County, Montana.

history

Golden Valley County was formed in 1912. It was named after the area of ​​the Golden Valley in the same county.

Two of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places as of March 24, 2018, the Golden Valley County Courthouse and the Sentinel Butte Public School .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1920	4832		-
1930	4122		-14.7%
1940	3498		-15.1%
1950	3499		0%
1960	3100		-11.4%
1970	2611		-15.8%
1980	2391		-8.4%
1990	2108		-11.8%
2000	1924		-8.7%
2010	1680		-12.7%
1900-1990 2000

Golden Valley County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , the Golden Valley County had 1,924 people in 761 households and 506 families. The population density was 0.74 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.77 percent white, 0.73 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian and 0.31 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.09 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.04 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 761 households, 29.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.3 percent were married couples living together, 4.9 percent were single mothers, 33.4 percent were non-families, 31.5 percent were single households, and 15.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.01.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 28.3 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 5.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 21.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 years or over there were statistically 88.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,967 , and the median income for a family is $ 37,105. Males had a median income of $ 25,478 versus $ 18,000 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,173. 10.8 percent of families and 15.3 percent families lived below the poverty line. Of these, 21.4 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 7.7 percent were people over 65 years of age.

See also

• List of localities in North Dakota

Web links

Commons : Golden Valley County (North Dakota)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1035617. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 24, 2018.
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
5. ↑ Golden Valley County, North Dakota , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 46 ° 56 ′  N , 103 ° 50 ′  W