Wells County, North Dakota

Wells County Courthouse
administration
US state :	North Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Fessenden
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 37 Fessenden, ND 58438-0037
Foundation :	1873
Area code :	001 701
Demographics
Residents :	4574  (2005)
Population density :	1.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	3343 km²
Water surface :	50 km²
map
Website : www.wellscountynd.com

Wells County is a county in the state of North Dakota in the United States . The county seat is Fessenden .

geography

The county is located slightly northeast of the geographic center of North Dakota and has an area of ​​3,343 square kilometers, of which 50 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Benson County , Eddy County , Foster County , Stutsman County , Kidder County , Sheridan County, and Pierce Counties .

history

Wells County was formed in 1873. It was named after Edward Payson Wells , an early politician and member of the Dakota Territory Legislature.

The Vang Lutheran Church is one of five entries of the county in the National Register of Historic Places .

Five buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 5, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1890	1212		-
1900	8310		585.6%
1910	11,814		42.2%
1920	12,957		9.7%
1930	13,285		2.5%
1940	11.198		-15.7%
1950	10,417		-7%
1960	9237		-11.3%
1970	7847		-15%
1980	6979		-11.1%
1990	5864		-16%
2000	5102		-13%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Wells County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Wells County had 5,102 people in 2,215 households and 1,453 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 99.12 percent white, 0.14 percent African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian and 0.02 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.25 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.29 percent of the population.

Of the 2,215 households, 25.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.6 percent were married couples living together, 4.8 percent were single mothers, 34.4 percent were non-families, 32.6 percent were single households, and 18.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.5 percent of residents under the age of 18, 4.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 26.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 94.0 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,894 , and the median income for a family was $ 39,284. Males had a median income of $ 27,277 versus $ 16,810 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,932. 10.3 percent of families and 13.5 percent families lived below the poverty line. 11.1 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 17.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Attractions

• Vang Lutheran Church (Manfred)

See also

• List of cities in North Dakota

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1034204. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 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. ↑ Wells County, North Dakota , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′  N , 99 ° 40 ′  W