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County:

Towner County

State:

North Dakota

FIPS Code:

38095

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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:

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.36

% Water:

1.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

3

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or 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:

4,645

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,052

-12.8%

-14.5%

1.8%

1990:

3,627

-10.5%

-14.7%

4.2%

2000:

2,876

-20.7%

-16.4%

-4.3%

2005:

2,544

-11.6%

-7.8%

-3.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,797

97.3%

0-to-19:

757

26.3%

Black:

2

0.1%

20-to-39:

495

17.2%

Hispanic:

5

0.2%

40-to-59:

826

28.7%

American Indian:

57

2.0%

60-plus:

798

27.7%

Other:

15

0.5%

Median Age:

43.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.1%

Median Family Income:

$39,286

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.3%

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