Richland County, North Dakota
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Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 17,998. Its county seat is Wahpeton6.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,744 km² (1,446 mi²). 3,721 km² (1,437 mi²) of it is land and 23 km² (9 mi²) of it (0.62%) is water.Adjacent Counties
- Cass County (north)
- Wilkin County, Minnesota (east)
- Traverse County, Minnesota (southeast)
- Roberts County, South Dakota (south)
- Sargent County and Ransom County (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 17,998 people, 6,885 households, and 4,427 families residing in the county. The population density was 5/km² (12/mi²). There were 7,575 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.83% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 1.66% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 6,885 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 14.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,098, and the median income for a family was $45,484. Males had a median income of $30,829 versus $20,310 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,339. About 6.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
- Abercrombie
- Barney
- Christine
- Colfax
- Dwight
- Fairmount
- Great Bend
- Hankinson
- Lidgerwood
- Mantador
- Mooreton
- Wahpeton
- Walcott
- Wyndmere
External links
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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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