Sheridan County, North Dakota

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Sheridan County is a county in the United States of North Dakota. The population of county in 2000 stood at 1710 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 1266, It is third least populous county in North Dakota. The county encompasses an area of 1005.78 sq mi (2604.96 sq km ), of which, 971.75 square miles (2516.82 sq km) of it is land and 34.02 square miles (88.11 sq km) of it is water, it is the 14th smallest by area in the U.S. state of North Dakota.


As of the census of 2000, there were 1710 people in the county, organized into 731 households, and 515 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.8 people per square mile (0.69/kmē), it is the fourth least populated county in terms of population density. There were 924 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0.39/kmē). The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.8. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 21.4% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 1266, The racial makeup of the county was 99.05% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 0.55% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.24% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $24450, it is the third lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The median income for a family in the county was $30156, making its North Dakota's fourth lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $13283, it is the fourth poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 339 pupils and students, of which 183 are male and 156 are female, 19.82% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 6 nursery or pri school, 18 kindergarten, 194 elementary school, 110 high school and 11 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	Goodrich City	Sheridan County	0.28	0.28	0.01	163	582.8	14520	23500
2	Martin City	Sheridan County	0.09	0.09	0	96	1094.7	15767	28438
3	Mcclusky City	Sheridan County	0.39	0.39	0	415	1072.9	14874	21731

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1710
April 2000 Estimate	1710
July 2000 Estimate	1697
July 2001 Estimate	1620
July 2002 Estimate	1565
July 2003 Estimate	1513
July 2004 Estimate	1440
July 2005 Estimate	1405
July 2006 Estimate	1369
July 2007 Estimate	1316
July 2008 Estimate	1266

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	4	2	6
Kindergarten	11	7	18
Elementary school	102	92	194
High school	60	50	110
College or graduate school	6	5	11

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Sheridan County, North Dakota	$24450	$30156	$13283
North Dakota, United States	$34604	$43654	$17769
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587