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County:

Griggs County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38039

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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:

1,800

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

8.22

% Water:

1.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

5

Mean July Temp:

70

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:

4,184

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,714

-11.2%

-11.7%

0.5%

1990:

3,303

-11.1%

-12.5%

1.4%

2000:

2,754

-16.6%

-10.9%

-5.7%

2005:

2,497

-9.4%

-4.4%

-5.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,729

99.1%

0-to-19:

694

25.2%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

443

16.1%

Hispanic:

11

0.4%

40-to-59:

792

28.8%

American Indian:

6

0.2%

60-plus:

825

30.0%

Other:

8

0.3%

Median Age:

45.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.7%

Median Family Income:

$38,611

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.8%

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