McHenry County, North Dakota facts for kids
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McHenry County
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McHenry County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
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Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
Founded | January 4, 1873 (created) October 15, 1884 (organized) |
Seat | Towner |
Largest city | Velva |
Area | |
• Total | 1,912 sq mi (4,950 km2) |
• Land | 1,874 sq mi (4,850 km2) |
• Water | 38 sq mi (100 km2) 2.0% |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 5,345 |
• Estimate
(2021)
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5,249 |
• Density | 2.7955/sq mi (1.0793/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
McHenry County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,345. Its county seat is Towner.
McHenry County is part of the Minot, ND Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,912 square miles (4,950 km2), of which 1,874 square miles (4,850 km2) is land and 38 square miles (98 km2) (2.0%) is water.
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 2
- U.S. Highway 52
- North Dakota Highway 14
- North Dakota Highway 19
- North Dakota Highway 41
- North Dakota Highway 53
- North Dakota Highway 97
Adjacent counties
- Bottineau County (north)
- Pierce County (east)
- Sheridan County (southeast)
- McLean County (southwest)
- Ward County (west)
- Renville County (northwest)
National protected areas
- Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1890 | 1,584 | — | |
1900 | 5,253 | 231.6% | |
1910 | 17,627 | 235.6% | |
1920 | 15,544 | −11.8% | |
1930 | 15,439 | −0.7% | |
1940 | 14,034 | −9.1% | |
1950 | 12,556 | −10.5% | |
1960 | 11,099 | −11.6% | |
1970 | 8,977 | −19.1% | |
1980 | 7,858 | −12.5% | |
1990 | 6,528 | −16.9% | |
2000 | 5,987 | −8.3% | |
2010 | 5,395 | −9.9% | |
2020 | 5,345 | −0.9% | |
2021 (est.) | 5,249 | −2.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020 |
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 5,395 people, 2,377 households, and 1,527 families in the county. The population density was 2.88/sqmi (1.11/km2). There were 2,948 housing units at an average density of 1.57/sqmi (0.61/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.8% white, 0.6% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 55.3% were of German, 39.5% Norwegian, 5.3% English, 3.6% Swedish, 3.5% American, 2.4% Russian and 1.7% Dutch ancestry.
Of the 2,377 households, 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.8% were non-families, and 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 46.2 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,944 and the median income for a family was $54,350. Males had a median income of $36,625 versus $26,205 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,911. About 6.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities
Townships
- Anamoose
- Balfour
- Bantry
- Berwick
- Bjornson
- Brown
- Cottonwood Lake
- Deep River
- Deering
- Denbigh
- Egg Creek
- Falsen
- Gilmore
- Granville
- Grilley
- Hendrickson
- Karlsruhe
- Kottke Valley
- Lake George
- Lake Hester
- Land
- Layton
- Lebanon
- Little Deep
- Meadow
- Mouse River
- Newport
- Normal
- North Prairie
- Norwich
- Odin
- Olivia
- Pratt
- Riga
- Rose Hill
- Round Lake
- Saline
- Schiller
- Spring Grove
- Strege
- Velva
- Villard
- Voltaire
- Wagar
- Willow Creek
Unincorporated communities
Notable person
- Sondre Norheim - pioneer of modern skiing
See also
In Spanish: Condado de McHenry (Dakota del Norte) para niños