Divide County, North Dakota

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Divide County, North Dakota is a county located in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 2283 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 1986, It is North Dakota's ninth least populous county. The county has a total area of 1294.18 sq mi (3351.91 kmē), of which, 1259.53 square miles (3262.17 kmē) of it is land and 34.65 square miles (89.74 kmē) of it is water, it is the 23rd largest by area in the U.S. state of North Dakota.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2283 people, 1005 households, and 649 families living in the county. The population density was 1.8 people per square mile (0.69/kmē), it is the sixth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. There were 1469 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.46/kmē). The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.79. In the Divide County, 20.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.6% were 18 to 24, 20.1% were 25 to 44, 26.6% were 45 to 64, and 29.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 1986, The racial makeup of the county was 98.64% White, 0% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.76% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.3% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30089, it is 28th wealthiest county by median household income in North Dakota. The median income for a family in the county was $39292, making it the 23rd wealthiest county by median family income among the North Dakota. The per capita income for the county was $16225, it would be the 29th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of North Dakota.

In 2000, 436 pupils and students, of which 53.67% are male and 46.33% are female, 19.1% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 1.15% nursery or pri school, 4.59% kindergarten, 54.13% elementary school, 34.63% high school and 5.5% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Ambrose City	Divide County	1.07	1.07	0	23	21.6	19679	56250
2	Crosby City	Divide County	1.35	1.35	0	1089	807.6	15922	26382
3	Fortuna City	Divide County	1.01	1	0.01	31	31	8502	13542
4	Noonan City	Divide County	0.28	0.27	0.01	154	563.6	21065	20000

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2283
April 2000 Estimate	2283
July 2000 Estimate	2264
July 2001 Estimate	2172
July 2002 Estimate	2181
July 2003 Estimate	2174
July 2004 Estimate	2158
July 2005 Estimate	2089
July 2006 Estimate	2043
July 2007 Estimate	1999
July 2008 Estimate	1986

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	0	5	5
Kindergarten	13	7	20
Elementary school	127	109	236
High school	83	68	151
College or graduate school	11	13	24

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Divide County, North Dakota	$30089	$39292	$16225
North Dakota, United States	$34604	$43654	$17769
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587