McIntosh County, North Dakota

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The McIntosh County Courthouse in Ashley, listed on NRHP No. 80002918 [1]
The McIntosh County Courthouse in Ashley, listed on NRHP No. 80002918
administration
US state : North Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Ashley
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 39
Ashley, ND 58413-0039
Foundation : 1883
Area code : 001 701
Demographics
Residents : 2809  (2010)
Population density : 1.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2577 km²
Water surface : 51 km²
map
Map of McIntosh County within North Dakota

The McIntosh County is a county in the state of North Dakota of the United States . The county seat is Ashley .

geography

The county is located in southern North Dakota, bordering South Dakota, and has an area of ​​2577 square kilometers, of which 51 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Logan County , LaMoure County , Dickey County , McPherson County, South Dakota, Campbell County, South Dakota, and Emmons County .

history

McIntosh County was formed on March 9, 1883, and finally organized on October 4, 1884. It was named after Edward H. McIntosh , a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Dakota Territory .

Eight structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 28, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 3248 -
1900 4818 48.3%
1910 7251 50.5%
1920 9010 24.3%
1930 9621 6.8%
1940 8984 -6.6%
1950 7590 -15.5%
1960 6702 -11.7%
1970 5545 -17.3%
1980 4800 -13.4%
1990 4021 -16.2%
2000 3390 -15.7%
2010 2809 -17.1%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

McIntosh County Age Pyramid

According to an official estimate from July 1, 2006, 2,956 people in 1,467 households and 975 families lived here. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.88 percent white , 0.15 percent Native American , 0.29 percent Asian , 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island region and 0.09 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.56 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.83 percent of the population .

Of the 1,467 households, 22.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.3 percent were married couples living together, 3.5 percent were single mothers, 33.5 percent were non-families, 32.0 percent were single households, and 19.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.75 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 19.40% of residents under 18 years of age, 4.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 19.40% between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 34.20% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 91.7 men.

The median income for a household in the 26,389 USD , and the median income for a family was 31,771 USD. Males had a median income of $ 22,153 versus $ 16,743 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,018. 10.6 percent of families and 15.4 percent families lived below the poverty line. Of these, 14.5 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 18.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 80002918. Retrieved May 17, 2019
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1034211. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 200 .
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 28, 2018.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  8. ↑ http://www.census.gov/ The population numbers are only estimated according to the United States Census Bureau . They are not based on a count.

Coordinates: 46 ° 7 ′  N , 99 ° 26 ′  W