Hettinger 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 21North Dakota Highway 21North 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 22
Demographics
As of the 2000 CensusUnited States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, there were 2,715 people, 1,152 households, and 778 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 2.4 people per square mile (0.9/km²). There were 1,419 housing units at an average density of 1.3 per square mile (0.5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.93% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.15% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
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, 0.37% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.07% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.07% Pacific Islander
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, 0.04% from other races
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, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race comprised 0.22% of the population. People of German ancestry were 68.7% of the population and people of Norwegian ancestry were 11.1% according to the 2000 Census.
There were 1,152 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% 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 2.89.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,209, and the median income for a family was $34,668. Males had a median income of $23,201 versus $16,917 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $15,555. About 12.1% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hettinger County, North Dakota