McLean County, North Dakota

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Former McLean County Courthouse
Former McLean County Courthouse
administration
US state : North Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Washburn
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
712 5th Avenue
Washburn, ND 58577
Foundation : 1883
Area code : 001 701
Demographics
Residents : 8962  (2010)
Population density : 1.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 6030 km²
Water surface : 565 km²
map
Map of McLean County within North Dakota
Website : www.visitmcleancounty.com

The McLean County is a county in the state of North Dakota of the United States . The county seat is Washburn .

geography

The county is located slightly northwest of the geographic center of North Dakota and has an area of ​​6030 square kilometers, of which 565 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Ward County , McHenry County , Sheridan County , Burleigh County , Oliver County , Mercer County , Dunn County, and Mountrail Counties .

history

McLean County was formed on March 8, 1883 and finally organized on November 1 of the same year. It was named after John A. McLean , who became the first mayor of Bismarck in 1883 .

The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church (2007) is one of seven entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

Seven buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 29, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 860 -
1900 4791 457.1%
1910 14,496 202.6%
1920 17,266 19.1%
1930 17,991 4.2%
1940 16,082 -10.6%
1950 18,824 17.1%
1960 14,030 -25.5%
1970 11,251 -19.8%
1980 12,383 10.1%
1990 10,457 -15.6%
2000 9311 -11%
2010 8962 -3.7%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

McLean County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , McLean County had 9,311 people in 3,815 households and 2,712 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.52 percent white, 0.02 percent African American, 5.95 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.19 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.18 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.87 percent of the population.

Of the 3,815 households, 29.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 62.3 percent were married couples living together, 5.6 percent were single mothers, 28.9 percent were non-families, 26.6 percent were single households, and 14.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.8 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 5.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 20.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 97.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,337 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,604. Males had a median income of $ 32,376 versus $ 18,224 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,220. 10.4 percent of families and 13.5 percent families lived below the poverty line. Of these, 17.3 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 12.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1034232. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ 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. 201 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 29, 2018.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  7. ↑ McLean County, North Dakota , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 47 ° 37 ′  N , 101 ° 19 ′  W