Logan County, North Dakota
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Major highways
North Dakota Highway 3North Dakota Highway 3North Dakota Highway 3 is a major north–south highway in North Dakota. It runs from Manitoba Highway 10 at the International Peace Garden to South Dakota Highway 45 south of Ashley.-Major Junctions:*I-94 at exit 200 and running concurrent to exit 208...
North Dakota Highway 13North Dakota Highway 13North Dakota Highway 13 is an long highway that serves southeast North Dakota. For the most part, the highway is a rural 2-lane road, but the final east of I-29 is a four-lane divided road. Its eastern terminus is located at its junction with ND 210...
North Dakota Highway 30North Dakota Highway 30-External links:* by Chris Geelhart...
North Dakota Highway 34
North Dakota Highway 56
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,308 people, 963 households, and 659 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,193 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.18% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.09% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.13% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.17% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.13% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.30% from two or more races. 0.69% 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. 75.0% were of German, 7.0% Norwegian and 5.6% American
United States
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ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 963 households out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 3.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.60% under the age of 18, 3.60% from 18 to 24, 21.80% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 27.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,986, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $18,269 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $16,947. About 12.60% of families and 15.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.20% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over.
Cities
- FredoniaFredonia, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 51 people, 22 households, and 13 families residing in the city. The population density was 212.9 people per square mile . There were 30 housing units at an average density of 125.2 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White...
- GackleGackle, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 335 people, 163 households, and 93 families residing in the city. The population density was 617.3 people per square mile . There were 212 housing units at an average density of 390.6 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.40% White, and 0.60%...
- LehrLehr, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 114 people, 65 households, and 36 families residing in the city. The population density was 638.8 people per square mile . There were 98 housing units at an average density of 549.1 per square mile...
- NapoleonNapoleon, North DakotaThe median household income was $28,167, and the median family income was $36,042. Males had a median income of $28,036 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,208. About 5.9% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those...
Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, North Dakota