Ward County, North Dakota

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Ward County Courthouse, one of 15 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
Ward County Courthouse , one of 15 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places
administration
US state : North Dakota
Administrative headquarters : (1885-1888) Burlington
(1888-present) Minot
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 5005
Minot, ND 58702-5005
Foundation : 1885
Area code : 001 701
Demographics
Residents : 55,767  (2005)
Population density : 10.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 5326 km²
Water surface : 112 km²
map
Map of Ward County within North Dakota
Website : www.co.ward.nd.us

Ward County is a county in the state of North Dakota in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 58,795 residents with a population density of 11 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Minot , previously it was in Burlington from the counties of the founding (1885) to 1888.

geography

The county is located northwest of the geographic center of North Dakota, is about 40 km to the north from the border with Canada and has an area of ​​5,326 square kilometers, of which 112 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Renville County , McHenry County , McLean County , Mountrail County, and Burke County .

history

Ward County was formed on April 14, 1885 and finally organized on November 23. It was named after Mark Ward , an early politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of the Dakota Territory .

A total of 15 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 3, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 1681 -
1900 7961 373.6%
1910 25,221 216.8%
1920 28,811 14.2%
1930 33,597 16.6%
1940 31,981 -4.8%
1950 34,782 8.8%
1960 47,072 35.3%
1970 58,560 24.4%
1980 58,392 -0.3%
1990 57,921 -0.8%
2000 58,975 1.8%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Ward County Age Pyramid

Ward County had a population of 58,795 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 2,171 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 23,041 households and 15,368 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.40 percent white, 2.22 percent African American, 2.07 percent Native American, 0.82 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.73 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.70 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.91 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 23,041 households, 34.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.2 percent were married couples living together, 8.4 percent were single mothers, 33.3 percent were non-families, 27.2 percent were single households, and 9.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.2 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 13.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 19.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 33,670 USD , and the median income for a family was 41,342 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,980 versus $ 19,830 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,926. 7.9 percent of families and 10.8 percent families lived below the poverty line. Of these, 12.5 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.4 percent were people over 65 years of age.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1034231. 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. 316 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 3, 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. ^ Ward County, North Dakota , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ′  N , 101 ° 33 ′  W