Stark County, North Dakota

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Stark County, North Dakota
Map
Location in the state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1879
Seat	Dickinson
Largest city	Dickinson
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,340 sq mi (3,471 km²) 1,338 sq mi (3,465 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.17%
Population - (2000) - Density	22,636 18/sq mi (7/km²)
Website: www.starkcountynd.com

Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 22,636. Its county seat is Dickinson.^[1]

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Places
- 3.1 Cities
- 3.2 Unincorporated community
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,340 square miles (3,472 km²), of which, 1,338 square miles (3,466 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it (0.17%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

Interstate 94
U.S. Highway 85
North Dakota Highway 8
North Dakota Highway 22

[edit] Adjacent counties

Dunn County (north)
Mercer County (northeast)
Morton County (east)
Grant County (southeast)
Hettinger County (south)
Slope County (southwest)
Billings County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 22,636 people, 8,932 households, and 5,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 9,722 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.52% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 57.9% were of German and 10.6% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 8,932 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,526, and the median income for a family was $41,527. Males had a median income of $30,474 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,929. About 7.9% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.