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County:

Grant County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38037

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

480

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

16.26

Cedar River NGL

480

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

10

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Hilly Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,009

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,274

-14.7%

-18.5%

3.9%

1990:

3,549

-17.0%

-21.7%

4.7%

2000:

2,841

-19.9%

-17.0%

-3.0%

2005:

2,615

-8.0%

-3.6%

-4.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,746

96.7%

0-to-19:

719

25.3%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

443

15.6%

Hispanic:

17

0.6%

40-to-59:

811

28.5%

American Indian:

49

1.7%

60-plus:

868

30.6%

Other:

29

1.0%

Median Age:

46.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.2%

Median Family Income:

$30,625

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.7%

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