Major highways

• North Dakota Highway 21
  North Dakota Highway 21
  North Dakota Highway 21 is an east-west highway in North Dakota. It runs from North Dakota Highway 6 about north of Breien to U.S. Route 85 about ENE of Amidon. The highway is known for the large number of abandonments located along it.- History :...
  
  
• North Dakota Highway 31
• North Dakota Highway 49

National protected areas

• Cedar River National Grassland
  Cedar River National Grassland
  Cedar River National Grassland is a National Grassland located in Sioux County and Grant County in southern North Dakota, United States. It has a land area of 6,717 acres . The portion in Sioux County lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Within the grassland are topographic features...
  
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• Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge
  Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge
  The Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and is an Easement Refuge managed from Audubon National Wildlife Refuge by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This isolated refuge is 10 miles south of New Leipzig, North Dakota and has been known as a...
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 2,841 people, 1,195 households, and 800 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,722 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.90% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 1.72% Native American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.35% Asian

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.35% from other races

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, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.60% 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. 73.7% were of German, 7.9% Norwegian and 5.2% American

United States

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 ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,195 households out of which 25.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 3.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 4.30% from 18 to 24, 20.50% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 24.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 104.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,165, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $21,537 versus $17,949 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $14,616. About 14.70% of families and 20.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.70% of those under age 18 and 20.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

• Carson
  Carson, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 319 people, 154 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The population density was 79.4 people per square mile . There were 201 housing units at an average density of 50.1 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 96.87% White, 1.25% from...
  
  
• Elgin
  Elgin, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 659 people, 316 households, and 170 families residing in the city. The population density was 814.5 people per square mile . There were 379 housing units at an average density of 468.5 per square mile...
  
  
• Leith
  Leith, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 28 people, 14 households, and 7 families residing in the city. The population density was 22.7 people per square mile . There were 21 housing units at an average density of 17.0 per square mile...
  
  
• New Leipzig
  New Leipzig, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 274 people, 131 households, and 78 families residing in the city. The population density was 306.4 people per square mile . There were 164 housing units at an average density of 183.4 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.27% White and 0.73%...
  
  

Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.

Unincorporated communities

• Brisbane
  Brisbane, North Dakota
  Brisbane is a ghost town in what was then Morton County but today is Grant County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ]] at Brisbane from the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. locates Brisbane in section 9 of Township 133 north, Range 86 west...
  
  
• Raleigh
  Raleigh, North Dakota
  Raleigh is a census-designated place in Grant County, North Dakota, United States. An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010...
  
  
• Shields
  Shields, North Dakota
  Shields is an unincorporated community in Grant County, North Dakota, United States. Founded by Nathaniel J. Shields and his wife Mary and their four children in 1896. Shields' population peaked in 1920 with 250 people. Its elevation is 1,808 feet...
  
  

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Grant County, North Dakota

Further reading