McIntosh County, North Dakota

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McIntosh County, North Dakota
Map
Location in the state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Ashley
Largest city	Wishek
Area - Total - Land - Water	995 sq mi (2,577 km²) 975 sq mi (2,525 km²) 20 sq mi (52 km²), 1.99%
Population - (2000) - Density	3,390 3/sq mi (1/km²)

McIntosh County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 3,390. Its county seat is Ashley.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Places
- 3.1 Cities
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 995 square miles (2,577 km²), of which, 975 square miles (2,526 km²) of it is land and 20 square miles (51 km²) of it (1.99%) is water.

[edit] Township

Roloff

[edit] Adjacent counties

Logan County (north)
LaMoure County (northeast)
Dickey County (east)
McPherson County, South Dakota (south)
Campbell County, South Dakota (southwest)
Emmons County (west)

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,390 people, 1,467 households, and 975 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,853 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.88% White, 0.15% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 82.2% were of German and 5.0% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,467 households out of which 22.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 3.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 32.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the county the population was spread out with 19.40% under the age of 18, 4.60% from 18 to 24, 19.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 34.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,389, and the median income for a family was $31,771. Males had a median income of $22,153 versus $16,743 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,018. About 10.60% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.50% of those under age 18 and 18.90% of those age 65 or over.