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County:

Golden Valley County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38033

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

15.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

96,262

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.29

Little Missouri NGL

96,262

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

12

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Open high Hills

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:

2,611

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,391

-8.4%

-13.6%

5.2%

1990:

2,108

-11.8%

-20.2%

8.4%

2000:

1,924

-8.7%

-10.4%

1.7%

2005:

1,739

-9.6%

-9.0%

-0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,870

97.2%

0-to-19:

587

30.5%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

335

17.4%

Hispanic:

20

1.0%

40-to-59:

499

25.9%

American Indian:

12

0.6%

60-plus:

503

26.1%

Other:

22

1.1%

Median Age:

41.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.8%

Median Family Income:

$37,105

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.8%

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