Kidder County

The Kidder County Courthouse is one of three entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .
administration
US state :	North Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Steele
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 167 Steele, ND 58482-0167
Foundation :	1873
Area code :	001 701
Demographics
Residents :	2435  (2010)
Population density :	0.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	3712 km²
Water surface :	213 km²
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The Kidder County is a county in the state of North Dakota of the United States . The county seat is Steele .

geography

The county is located a little southeast of the geographic center of North Dakota and has an area of ​​3712 square kilometers, of which 213 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Wells County , Stutsman County , Logan County , Emmons County , Burleigh County, and Sheridan County .

history

Kidder County was formed in 1873. It was named after Jefferson Parrish Kidder , a Dakota Territory delegate to the 44th and 45th US Congresses.

Three buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 26, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1880	89		-
1890	1211		1,260.7%
1900	1754		44.8%
1910	5962		239.9%
1920	7798		30.8%
1930	8031		3%
1940	6692		-16.7%
1950	6168		-7.8%
1960	5386		-12.7%
1970	4362		-19%
1980	3833		-12.1%
1990	3332		-13.1%
2000	2753		-17.4%
2010	2435		-11.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of Kidder County

As of the 2000 census , Kidder County had 2,753 people in 1,158 households and 787 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 99.49 percent white, 0.18 percent African American, 0.11 percent Native American and 0.07 percent Asian; 0.15 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.58 percent of the population.

Of the 1,158 households, 27.2 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.7 percent were married couples living together, 4.1 percent were single mothers, 32.0 percent were non-families, 29.9 percent were single households, and 17.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.2 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 5.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 24.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 100.1 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,389 , and the median income for a family is $ 30,469. Males had a median income of $ 23,056 versus $ 17,250 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,270. 17.6 percent of families and 19.8 percent families lived below the poverty line. Of these, 20.4 percent were children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 23.3 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Attractions

• Glueckstal Lutheran Church

See also

• List of localities in North Dakota

Web links

Commons : Kidder County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1034206. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 26, 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. ↑ Kidder County, North Dakota , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 46 ° 59 ′  N , 99 ° 47 ′  W