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County:

Billings County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38007

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

39.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

290,119

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

110,406

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

19.28

Little Missouri NGL

290,119

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

12

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

1,198

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,138

-5.0%

-14.4%

9.4%

1990:

1,108

-2.6%

-19.1%

16.4%

2000:

888

-19.9%

-26.4%

6.5%

2005:

813

-8.6%

-9.5%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

874

98.4%

0-to-19:

237

26.7%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

162

18.2%

Hispanic:

3

0.3%

40-to-59:

305

34.3%

American Indian:

1

0.1%

60-plus:

184

20.7%

Other:

10

1.1%

Median Age:

42.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

77.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.8%

Median Family Income:

$35,750

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.7%

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