Cavalier County, North Dakota
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Cavalier County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 4,831. Its county seat is Langdon6. The city of Cavalier is in nearby Pembina County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,911 km² (1,510 mi²). 3,855 km² (1,488 mi²) of it is land and 56 km² (22 mi²) of it (1.44%) is water.Adjacent Counties
- Manitoba Province, Canada (north)
- Pembina County (east)
- Walsh County (southeast)
- Ramsey County (south)
- Towner County (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,831 people, 2,017 households, and 1,361 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (3/mi²). There were 2,725 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.10% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 2,017 households out of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were married couples living together, 3.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.50% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 3.70% from 18 to 24, 21.30% from 25 to 44, 27.50% from 45 to 64, and 22.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,868, and the median income for a family was $39,601. Males had a median income of $28,886 versus $19,647 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,817. About 7.80% of families and 11.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
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State of North Dakota
Capital: Bismarck | History | Governors | Geography |
|---|---|
| Regions:
| Red River Valley | Missouri Plateau | Turtle Mountains | Badlands |
| Cities:
| Beulah-Hazen | Bismarck-Mandan | Devils Lake | Dickinson | Fargo-West Fargo | Grafton | Grand Forks | Jamestown | Minot | Rugby | Valley City | Wahpeton | Williston |
| Counties:
| Adams | Barnes | Benson | Billings | Bottineau | Bowman | Burke | Burleigh | Cass | Cavalier | Dickey | Divide | Dunn | Eddy | Emmons | Foster | Golden Valley | Grand Forks | Grant | Griggs | Hettinger | Kidder | La Moure | Logan | McHenry | McIntosh | McKenzie | McLean | Mercer | Morton | Mountrail | Nelson | Oliver | Pembina | Pierce | Ramsey | Ransom | Renville | Richland | Rolette | Sargent | Sheridan | Sioux | Slope | Stark | Steele | Stutsman | Towner | Traill | Walsh | Ward | Wells | Williams |
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