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County:

Steele County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38091

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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:

3,984

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

14.22

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

5

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Irregular 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:

3,749

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,106

-17.2%

-18.7%

1.5%

1990:

2,420

-22.1%

-23.6%

1.5%

2000:

2,258

-6.7%

-5.8%

-0.9%

2005:

2,007

-11.2%

-9.3%

-1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,220

98.3%

0-to-19:

667

29.5%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

414

18.3%

Hispanic:

4

0.2%

40-to-59:

614

27.2%

American Indian:

14

0.6%

60-plus:

563

24.9%

Other:

19

0.8%

Median Age:

41.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.8%

Median Family Income:

$43,914

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.0%

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