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County:

Richland County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38077

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

3.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

28,211

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

21,574

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.14

Sheyenne NGL

28,211

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

9

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

18,089

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

19,207

6.2%

2.0%

4.2%

1990:

18,148

-5.5%

-12.0%

6.5%

2000:

17,998

-0.8%

-3.2%

2.4%

2005:

17,340

-3.7%

-5.0%

1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

17,337

96.3%

0-to-19:

5,495

30.5%

Black:

62

0.3%

20-to-39:

4,682

26.0%

Hispanic:

123

0.7%

40-to-59:

4,452

24.7%

American Indian:

297

1.7%

60-plus:

3,369

18.7%

Other:

179

1.0%

Median Age:

35.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

12.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.2%

Median Family Income:

$45,484

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.1%

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