Grant County, North Dakota

administration
US state :	North Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Carson
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 227 Carson, ND 58529-0227
Foundation :	1916
Area code :	001 701
Demographics
Residents :	2394  (2010)
Population density :	0.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	4315 km²
Water surface :	17 km²
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The Grant County is a county in the state of North Dakota of the United States . The county seat is Carson .

geography

The county is located southwest of the geographic center of North Dakota, is about 10 km to the south of the South Dakota border and has an area of ​​4,315 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Morton County , Sioux County , Adams County , Hettinger County, and Stark County .

The Heart River runs through the county.

history

Grant County was formed in 1916. It was named after Ulysses S. Grant , the 18th President of the United States.

The Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Congregation (2014) is one of four entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

Four buildings and sites in the county are listed in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 24, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1920	9553		-
1930	10.134		6.1%
1940	8264		-18.5%
1950	7114		-13.9%
1960	6248		-12.2%
1970	5009		-19.8%
1980	4274		-14.7%
1990	3549		-17%
2000	2841		-19.9%
2010	2394		-15.7%
1900-1990 2000

Grant County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Grant County had 2,841 people in 1,195 households and 800 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.90 percent white, 1.72 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian and 0.35 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.67 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60 percent of the population.

In addition to the English language, the German language is also widespread throughout the county. It is still spoken by around 12.7 percent of the local population.

Of the 1,195 households, 25.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.8 percent were married couples living together, 3.8 percent were single mothers, 33.0 percent were non-families, 31.8 percent were single households and 17.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.90.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.4 percent of residents under the age of 18, 4.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 20.5 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 24.7 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were statistically 100.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 23,165 , and the median income for a family is $ 30,625. Males had a median income of $ 21,537 versus $ 17,949 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,616. 14.7 percent of families and 20.3 percent families lived below the poverty line. Of these, 24.7 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 20.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.

See also

• List of localities in North Dakota

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1035300. 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. ^ Grant County, North Dakota , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 46 ° 22 ′  N , 101 ° 38 ′  W