McHenry County (North Dakota)
The McHenry County is a county located in the state of North Dakota in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Towner.
Geography
The County is located in the north of North Dakota, is about 50 km from the border with Canada away and has an area of 4951 square kilometers, of which 97 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Bottineau County, Pierce County, Sheridan County, McLean County, Ward County and Renville County.
History
McHenry County was formed in 1873. It was named after James McHenry, an early settler in the area.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in McHenry County 5,987 people in 2,526 households and 1,699 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 98.73 percent White, 0.08 percent African American, 0.40 percent Native American, 0.03 percent Asian, and 0.05 percent from other races; 0.70 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.40 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,526 households out of which 28.3 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.2 percent were married couples living together, 5.6 percent were single mothers, 32.7 percent were non-families, 29.8 percent of all households and 15.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92.
Based on the county the population was spread out 24.0 percent of residents under the age of 18, 5.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 23.3 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 21.8 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 101.0 males.
The median income for a household was $ 27,274, and the median income for a family was $ 35,676. Males have a median income of $ 25,740, women $ 18,505. The per capita income was $ 15,140. 12.0 percent of families and 15.8 percent of families were below the poverty line. Of these, 18.5 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 16.8 percent of those 65 years.