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County:

Bowman County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38011

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.57

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

14

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Hilly Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

3,901

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,229

8.4%

0.9%

7.5%

1990:

3,596

-15.0%

-19.8%

4.8%

2000:

3,242

-9.8%

-6.9%

-2.9%

2005:

3,048

-6.0%

-3.4%

-2.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,195

98.6%

0-to-19:

853

26.3%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

607

18.7%

Hispanic:

22

0.7%

40-to-59:

934

28.8%

American Indian:

5

0.2%

60-plus:

848

26.2%

Other:

19

0.6%

Median Age:

42.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.9%

Median Family Income:

$39,485

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.9%

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