Slope County, North Dakota

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Slope County is a one of the county from North Dakota's 53 counties, located in Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 767 as per the Census data. The July 2008 population estimate is 675, It is least populous county in North Dakota. The county has a total area of 1219.22 sq mi (3157.77 square kilometre), of which, 1217.94 square miles (3154.45 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.28 square miles (3.32 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 26th largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 767 people in the county, organized into 313 households, and 223 families living in the county. The population density was 0.6 people per square mile (0.23/kmē), making its North Dakota's least densely populated county. There were 451 housing units at an average density of 0.4 per square mile (0.15/kmē). The average household size was 2.45 persons, and the average family size was 2.96 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 85.7 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 85.4 females. Its population was estimated at 675 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 672 White, 0 Black or African American, 1 American Indian, 0 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 2 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $24667, it would be the fourth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The median income for a family in the county was $26058, it is second poorest county by median family income in North Dakota. The per capita income for the county was $14513, it would be the tenth lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of North Dakota.

In 2000, 180 pupils and students, of which 104 are male and 76 are female, 23.47% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 15 nursery or pri school, 13 kindergarten, 74 elementary school, 70 high school and 8 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	Amidon City	Slope County	0.63	0.63	0	26	41.2	18765	27188
2	Marmarth City	Slope County	2.53	2.53	0	140	55.2	17865	29219

Year	Population
April 2000 census	767
April 2000 Estimate	767
July 2000 Estimate	760
July 2001 Estimate	739
July 2002 Estimate	727
July 2003 Estimate	714
July 2004 Estimate	695
July 2005 Estimate	685
July 2006 Estimate	689
July 2007 Estimate	658
July 2008 Estimate	675

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	11	4	15
Kindergarten	4	9	13
Elementary school	35	39	74
High school	46	24	70
College or graduate school	8	0	8

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Slope County, North Dakota	$24667	$26058	$14513
North Dakota, United States	$34604	$43654	$17769
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587