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County:

Sargent County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38081

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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:

8,482

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.04

% Water:

1.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

8

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to 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:

5,937

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,512

-7.2%

-11.4%

4.3%

1990:

4,549

-17.5%

-19.4%

1.9%

2000:

4,366

-4.0%

-5.2%

1.2%

2005:

4,150

-5.0%

-5.7%

0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,278

98.0%

0-to-19:

1,228

28.1%

Black:

2

0.0%

20-to-39:

935

21.4%

Hispanic:

32

0.7%

40-to-59:

1,241

28.4%

American Indian:

20

0.5%

60-plus:

962

22.0%

Other:

34

0.8%

Median Age:

40.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.7%

Median Family Income:

$44,063

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.0%

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