Burleigh County, North Dakota

Burleigh County, North Dakota

Location in the state of North Dakota

North Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded 1873
Named for Walter A. Burleigh
Seat Bismarck
Largest city Bismarck
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

1,668 sq mi (4,320 km²)
1,633 sq mi (4,229 km²)
35 sq mi (91 km²), 2.10%
Population
 - (2010)
 - Density

81,308
41/sq mi (16/km²)
Website www.co.burleigh.nd.us

Burleigh County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2010, the population was 81,308.[1] Its county seat is Bismarck.[2] Burleigh County and Morton County make up the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Bismarck-Mandan".

Contents

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,668 square miles (4,320.1 km2), of which 1,633 square miles (4,229.5 km2) is land and 35 square miles (90.6 km2) (2.10%) is water.

Townships

  • Apple Creek
  • Boyd
  • Canfield
  • Christiania
  • Clear Lake
  • Crofte
  • Cromwell
  • Driscoll
  • Ecklund
  • Estherville
  • Florence Lake
  • Francis
  • Ghylin
  • Gibbs
  • Glenview
  • Grass Lake
  • Harriet-Lien
  • Hay Creek
  • Hazel Grove
  • Logan
  • Long Lake
  • McKenzie
  • Menoken
  • Missouri
  • Moffit
  • Morton
  • Naughton
  • Painted Woods
  • Richmond
  • Rock Hill
  • Schrunk
  • Sibley Butte
  • Steiber
  • Sterling
  • Taft
  • Telfer
  • Thelma
  • Trygg
  • Wild Rose
  • Wilson
  • Wing

Major highways

  • North Dakota Highway 41
  • North Dakota Highway 1804

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical populations
Year Pop. ±%
1880 3,246
1890 4,247 +30.8%
1900 6,081 +43.2%
1910 13,087 +115.2%
1920 15,578 +19.0%
1930 19,769 +26.9%
1940 22,736 +15.0%
1950 25,673 +12.9%
1960 34,016 +32.5%
1970 40,714 +19.7%
1980 54,811 +34.6%
1990 60,131 +9.7%
2000 69,416 +15.4%
2010 81,308 +17.1%
2010 Est 81,666 +0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 69,416 people, 27,670 households, and 18,206 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 29,003 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.03% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 3.28% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 56.9% were of German and 14.9% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 27,670 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,309, and the median income for a family was $52,085. Males had a median income of $34,753 versus $22,473 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,436. About 5.30% of families and 7.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade


Places

Cities

Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.

Unincorporated communities

See also

References