Sheridan County (North Dakota)
Sheridan County is a county located in the state of North Dakota in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is McClusky.
Geography
The County is located roughly at the geographical center of North Dakota and has an area of 2605 square kilometers, of which 88 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: McHenry County, Pierce County, Wells County, Kidder County, Burleigh County and McLean County.
History
Sheridan County was formed in 1873. It was named for Philip Henry Sheridan, a major general of the northern states during the American Civil War.
Demographic data
2000
According to the census of 2000, there were 1,710 people in Sheridan County in 731 households and 515 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 99.24 percent White, 0.12 percent African American, 0.41 percent and 0.06 percent Indians from other ethnic groups; 0.18 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.35 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 731 households out of which 25.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.8 percent were married couples living together, 4.4 percent were single mothers, 29.5 percent were non-families, 27.5 percent of all households and 16.7 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.80 persons.
Based on the county the population was spread from 21.4 percent population under 18 years, 3.8 percent between 18 and 24 years, 19.9 percent between 25 and 44 years, 28.3 percent between 45 and 64 years and 26.6 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 104.3 males.
The median income for a household was $ 24,450, and the median income for a family was $ 30,156. Males have a median income of $ 21,094, women $ 14,327. The per capita income was $ 13,283. 16.0 percent of families and 21.0 percent of families were below the poverty line. Of these, 24.9 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 18.3 percent of those 65 years.