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County:

Eddy County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38027

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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:

7,935

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.54

% Water:

1.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

4

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Smooth 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:

4,103

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,554

-13.4%

-15.7%

2.3%

1990:

2,951

-17.0%

-15.5%

-1.5%

2000:

2,757

-6.6%

-1.4%

-5.2%

2005:

2,626

-4.8%

-1.9%

-2.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,649

96.1%

0-to-19:

717

26.0%

Black:

2

0.1%

20-to-39:

497

18.0%

Hispanic:

17

0.6%

40-to-59:

732

26.6%

American Indian:

63

2.3%

60-plus:

811

29.4%

Other:

26

0.9%

Median Age:

43.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.9%

Median Family Income:

$37,625

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.9%

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