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County:

Cavalier County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38019

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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:

42,889

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.07

% Water:

1.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

1

Mean July Temp:

67

Topography:

Irregular 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:

8,213

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,636

-7.0%

-13.8%

6.8%

1990:

6,064

-20.6%

-22.6%

2.0%

2000:

4,831

-20.3%

-17.5%

-2.8%

2005:

4,330

-10.4%

-8.2%

-2.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,720

97.7%

0-to-19:

1,265

26.2%

Black:

6

0.1%

20-to-39:

758

15.7%

Hispanic:

31

0.6%

40-to-59:

1,402

29.0%

American Indian:

25

0.5%

60-plus:

1,406

29.1%

Other:

49

1.0%

Median Age:

45.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.1%

Median Family Income:

$39,601

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.8%

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