Hettinger County, North Dakota

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Hettinger County is one of the 53 county of North Dakota, located towards the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The population of the county was 2715 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 2378, It is the 15th smallest in terms of population. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1133.7 mi˛ (2936.27 square kilometre), of which, 1132.25 square miles (2932.51 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.45 square miles (3.76 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 31st largest by area in the U.S. state of North Dakota.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2715 people, 1152 households, and 779 families living in the county. The population density was 2.4 people per square mile (0.93/km˛), it is 12th least densely populated county in North Dakota. There were 1419 housing units at an average density of 1.3 per square mile (0.5/km˛). The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.89. In the Hettinger County, 23.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.9% were 18 to 24, 20.7% were 25 to 44, 27% were 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 2378, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 97.69% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 1.6% American Indian, 0.13% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 0.38% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29209, it is 36th wealthiest county by median household income in North Dakota. The median income for a family in the county was $34668, it would be the 17th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The per capita income for the county was $15555, it is the 17th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of North Dakota.

In 2000, 596 pupils and students, of which 309 are male and 287 are female, 21.95% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 19 nursery or pri school, 26 kindergarten, 325 elementary school, 189 high school and 37 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	Mott City	Hettinger County	0.9	0.9	0	808	894.4	15718	27583
2	New England City	Hettinger County	0.5	0.5	0	555	1106.1	17489	30764
3	Regent City	Hettinger County	0.55	0.55	0	211	385.8	11857	24250

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2715
April 2000 Estimate	2715
July 2000 Estimate	2691
July 2001 Estimate	2624
July 2002 Estimate	2578
July 2003 Estimate	2499
July 2004 Estimate	2520
July 2005 Estimate	2489
July 2006 Estimate	2479
July 2007 Estimate	2415
July 2008 Estimate	2378

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	7	12	19
Kindergarten	14	12	26
Elementary school	166	159	325
High school	106	83	189
College or graduate school	16	21	37

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Hettinger County, North Dakota	$29209	$34668	$15555
North Dakota, United States	$34604	$43654	$17769
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587