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County:

Slope County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38087

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

17.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

138,552

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

3,259

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

9.76

Little Missouri NGL

138,552

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

14

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Open high Hills

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:

1,484

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,157

-22.0%

-30.3%

8.2%

1990:

907

-21.6%

-30.2%

8.6%

2000:

767

-15.4%

-21.4%

5.9%

2005:

709

-7.7%

-10.0%

2.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

764

99.6%

0-to-19:

204

26.6%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

135

17.6%

Hispanic:

1

0.1%

40-to-59:

242

31.6%

American Indian:

1

0.1%

60-plus:

186

24.3%

Other:

1

0.1%

Median Age:

42.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.0%

Median Family Income:

$26,058

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.4%

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