Slope County, North Dakota facts for kids
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Slope County
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![]() Former Slope County Courthouse in Amidon
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
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![]() North Dakota's location within the U.S. |
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Founded | November 3, 1914 January 14, 1915 (organized) |
Seat | Amidon |
Largest city | Marmarth |
Area | |
• Total | 1,219 sq mi (3,160 km2) |
• Land | 1,215 sq mi (3,150 km2) |
• Water | 4.2 sq mi (11 km2) 0.3% |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 706 |
• Estimate
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690 |
• Density | 0.5792/sq mi (0.22362/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Slope County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 706, making it the least populous county in North Dakota and the 20th-least populous county in the United States. The county seat is Amidon.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,219 square miles (3,160 km2), of which 1,215 square miles (3,150 km2) is land and 4.2 square miles (11 km2) (0.3%) is water.
White Butte, the highest natural point in North Dakota at an elevation of 3506 ft (1062 m), is in Slope County.
Major highways
National protected areas
- Little Missouri National Grassland (part)
- Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- White Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Adjacent counties
- Billings County (north)
- Stark County (northeast)
- Hettinger County (east)
- Adams County (southeast)
- Bowman County (south)
- Fallon County, Montana (west)
- Golden Valley County (southwest)
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1920 | 4,940 | — | |
1930 | 4,150 | −16.0% | |
1940 | 2,932 | −29.3% | |
1950 | 2,315 | −21.0% | |
1960 | 1,893 | −18.2% | |
1970 | 1,484 | −21.6% | |
1980 | 1,157 | −22.0% | |
1990 | 907 | −21.6% | |
2000 | 767 | −15.4% | |
2010 | 727 | −5.2% | |
2020 | 706 | −2.9% | |
2021 (est.) | 690 | −5.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020 |
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 727 people, 326 households, and 224 families in the county. The population density was 0.60/sqmi (0.23/km2). There were 436 housing units at an average density of 0.36/sqmi (0.14/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.5% white, 2.2% American Indian, 0.0% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 53.9% were of German, 30.7% Norwegian, 9.9% English, 7.4% Swedish, 5.5% Polish and 2.8% American ancestry.
Of the 326 households, 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.3% were non-families, and 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.74. The median age was 49.2 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $43,625 and the median income for a family was $55,833. Males had a median income of $36,458 versus $31,172 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,824. About 6.8% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Images for kids
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Slope para niños
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