LaMoure County, North Dakota facts for kids
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LaMoure County
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![]() LaMoure County Courthouse in LaMoure
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
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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)
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• Total | 4,093 |
• Estimate
(2021)
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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.
Contents
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
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 20 | — | |
1890 | 3,187 | 15,835.0% | |
1900 | 6,048 | 89.8% | |
1910 | 10,724 | 77.3% | |
1920 | 11,564 | 7.8% | |
1930 | 11,517 | −0.4% | |
1940 | 10,298 | −10.6% | |
1950 | 9,498 | −7.8% | |
1960 | 8,705 | −8.3% | |
1970 | 7,117 | −18.2% | |
1980 | 6,473 | −9.0% | |
1990 | 5,383 | −16.8% | |
2000 | 4,701 | −12.7% | |
2010 | 4,139 | −12.0% | |
2020 | 4,093 | −1.1% | |
2021 (est.) | 4,066 | −1.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020 |
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
Unincorporated community
- Alfred
- Nortonville
Townships
- Adrian
- Badger
- Black Loam
- Bluebird
- Dean
- Gladstone
- Glen
- Glenmore
- Golden Glen
- Grand Rapids
- Grandview
- Greenville
- Henrietta
- Kennison
- Litchville
- Mikkelson
- Nora
- Norden
- Ovid
- Pearl Lake
- Pomona View
- Prairie
- Raney
- Ray
- Roscoe
- Russell
- Ryan
- Saratoga
- Sheridan
- Swede
- Wano
- Willowbank
Ghost town
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See also
In Spanish: Condado de LaMoure para niños