Dunn County, North Dakota
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Major highways
North Dakota Highway 8North Dakota Highway 8North Dakota Highway 8 is a north–south highway in North Dakota. The highway is split into two segments. The northern segment is long and runs from SK 9 in Northgate to ND-23 near New Town. The southern segment is long and runs from Lake Sakakawea near Twin Buttes to SD-75 near Hettinger....
North Dakota Highway 22
North Dakota Highway 200North Dakota Highway 200North Dakota Highway 200 is a major east–west highway in North Dakota. It runs from Minnesota State Highway 200 at the Minnesota border near Halstad, Minnesota to Montana Highway 200 near Fairview, Montana....
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 3,600 people, 1,378 households, and 986 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,965 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 86.58% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.03% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 12.44% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.08% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. 43.2% were of German and 16.6% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 1,378 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,015, and the median income for a family was $34,405. Males had a median income of $26,226 versus $17,143 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $14,624. About 13.80% of families and 17.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 14.20% of those age 65 or over.
Cities
- DodgeDodge, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 125 people, 50 households, and 31 families residing in the city. The population density was 267.3 people per square mile . There were 73 housing units at an average density of 156.1 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 97.60% White and 2.40%...
- Dunn CenterDunn Center, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 122 people, 58 households, and 33 families residing in the city. The population density was 304.5 people per square mile . There were 81 housing units at an average density of 202.2 per square mile...
- HallidayHalliday, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 227 people, 117 households, and 62 families residing in the city. The population density was 489.6 people per square mile . There were 155 housing units at an average density of 334.3 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 92.51% White, 6.17% Native...
- KilldeerKilldeer, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 713 people, 297 households, and 182 families residing in the city. The population density was 752.7 people per square mile . There were 351 housing units at an average density of 370.6 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 93.97% White, 4.91%...
Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.
Unincorporated communities
- HirschvilleHirschville, North DakotaHirschville is an unincorporated community in Dunn County, North Dakota, United States.On December 12, 1910, Casper and Marianna Hirsch donated of land for a country church – St. Philip's Catholic Church – to hold services for German speaking immigrants. Shortly after the church was completed,...
- Manning
- MarshallMarshall, North DakotaMarshall is an unincorporated community in southeastern Dunn County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along North Dakota Highway 8 east-southeast of the city of Manning, the county seat of Dunn County. Its elevation is 1,982 feet ....
- Twin ButtesTwin Buttes, North DakotaTwin Buttes is an unincorporated community in Dunn County, North Dakota, United States. Twin Buttes is north-northeast of Halliday....
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Dunn County, North Dakota