Pierce County, North Dakota

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Pierce County Courthouse, one of seven entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
Pierce County Courthouse , one of seven entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
administration
US state : North Dakota
Administrative headquarters : rugby
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
240 SE 2nd Street
Rugby, ND 58368-1830
Foundation : 1887
Area code : 001 701
Demographics
Residents : 4291  (2005)
Population density : 1.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2803 km²
Water surface : 167 km²
map
Map of Pierce County within North Dakota

Pierce County is a county in the state of North Dakota in the United States . The county seat is rugby .

geography

The county is located in the north-central part of North Dakota and has an area of ​​2803 square kilometers, of which 167 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Rolette County , Towner County , Benson County , Wells County , Sheridan County , McHenry County, and Bottineau Counties .

history

Pierce County was formed on March 11, 1887 and finally organized on April 6, 1889. It was named after Gilbert Ashville Pierce , a governor of the Dakota Territory and later US Senator from North Dakota and ambassador to Portugal .

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 905 -
1900 4765 426.5%
1910 9740 104.4%
1920 9283 -4.7%
1930 9074 -2.3%
1940 9208 1.5%
1950 8326 -9.6%
1960 7394 -11.2%
1970 6323 -14.5%
1980 6166 -2.5%
1990 5052 -18.1%
2000 4675 -7.5%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Pierce County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Pierce County had 4,675 people in 1,964 households and 1,276 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.50 percent white, 0.11 percent African American, 0.68 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian and 0.04 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.41 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60 percent of the population.

Of the 1,964 households, 28.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.4 percent were married couples living together, 6.3 percent were single mothers, 35.0 percent were non-families, 32.0 percent were single households, and 17.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.9 percent of residents under the age of 18, 5.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 22.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 24.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 26,524 USD , and the median income for a family was 34,412 USD. Males had a median income of $ 25,037 versus $ 16,946 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,055. 9.3 percent of families and 12.5 percent families lived below the poverty line. Of these, 12.4 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 17.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1034230. Retrieved 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. 242 .
  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. ↑ Pierce County, North Dakota , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′  N , 99 ° 59 ′  W