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County:

Ransom County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38073

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

7.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

42,235

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

12,700

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.69

Sheyenne NGL

42,235

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

8

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro 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:

7,102

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,698

-5.7%

-6.7%

1.0%

1990:

5,921

-11.6%

-11.2%

-0.4%

2000:

5,890

-0.5%

4.5%

-5.0%

2005:

5,810

-1.4%

0.6%

-2.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,749

97.6%

0-to-19:

1,593

27.0%

Black:

11

0.2%

20-to-39:

1,294

22.0%

Hispanic:

48

0.8%

40-to-59:

1,512

25.7%

American Indian:

19

0.3%

60-plus:

1,491

25.3%

Other:

63

1.1%

Median Age:

40.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

6.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.8%

Median Family Income:

$44,865

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.3%

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