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County:

McHenry County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38049

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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:

743

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

23,046

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.31

Other

743

% Water:

2.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

5

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,977

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,858

-12.5%

-16.1%

3.6%

1990:

6,528

-16.9%

-18.3%

1.3%

2000:

5,987

-8.3%

-5.4%

-2.9%

2005:

5,511

-8.0%

-6.7%

-1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,896

98.5%

0-to-19:

1,564

26.1%

Black:

5

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,153

19.3%

Hispanic:

24

0.4%

40-to-59:

1,651

27.6%

American Indian:

24

0.4%

60-plus:

1,619

27.0%

Other:

38

0.6%

Median Age:

43.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.2%

Median Family Income:

$35,676

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.0%

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