LaMoure County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids LaMoure County
U.S. county
LaMoure County Courthouse in LaMoure
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	January 4, 1873 (created) October 27, 1881 (organized)
Named for	Judson LaMoure
Seat	LaMoure
Largest city	LaMoure
Area
• Total	1,151 sq mi (2,980 km2)
• Land	1,146 sq mi (2,970 km2)
• Water	4.9 sq mi (13 km2)  0.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,093
• Estimate  (2021)	4,066
• Density	3.5560/sq mi (1.3730/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

LaMoure County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,093. Its county seat is LaMoure.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,151 square miles (2,980 km²), of which 1,146 square miles (2,970 km²) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km²) (0.4%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Stutsman County (north)
• Barnes County (northeast)
• Ransom County (east)
• Dickey County (south)
• McIntosh County (southwest)
• Logan County (west)

National protected area

• Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 4,139 people, 1,825 households, and 1,182 families in the county. The population density was 3.61/sqmi (1.39/km²). There were 2,238 housing units at an average density of 1.95/sqmi (0.75/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.5% white, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 63.0% were German, 27.6% were Norwegian, 6.2% were Swedish, 6.1% were Russian, 6.0% were English, and 2.8% were American.

Of the 1,825 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.2% were non-families, and 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age was 49.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,098 and the median income for a family was $60,932. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $25,172 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,056. About 6.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 281
• North Dakota Highway 1
• North Dakota Highway 13
• North Dakota Highway 46
• North Dakota Highway 56

Airports

Kulm Municipal Airport (FAA LID: D03) is a public use airport located in LaMoure County, one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district of Kulm, North Dakota.

Communities

Cities

• Berlin
• Dickey
• Edgeley
• Jud
• Kulm
• LaMoure (county seat)
• Marion
• Verona

Unincorporated community

• Alfred
• Nortonville

Townships

Ghost town

• Alfred

Images for kids

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  Outline map of LaMoure County, North Dakota, 1913

See also

In Spanish: Condado de LaMoure para niños