Morton County (North Dakota)
The Morton County is a county located in the state of North Dakota in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Mandan.
Geography
The County is located southwest of the geographic center of North Dakota and has an area of 5038 square kilometers, of which 49 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Oliver County, Burleigh County, Emmons County, Sioux County, Grant County, Stark County and Mercer County.
The 290 km long Heart River flows near Mandan in the Missouri River.
History
Morton County was formed in 1873. It was named after Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, a governor of Indiana.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Morton County 25,303 people in 9,889 households and 6,932 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 95.82 percent White, 0.16 percent African American, 2.39 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.16 percent from other races groups; 1.16 per cent were descended from two or more races. 0.65 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 9,889 households out of which 34.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.2 percent were married couples living together, 8.5 percent were single mothers, 29.9 percent were non-families, 25.7 percent of all households and 10.9 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.
Based on the county the population was spread from 27.0 percent population under 18 years, 7.8 percent between 18 and 24 years, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 years and 14.6 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 men statistically.
The median income for a household was $ 37,028, and the median income for a family was $ 44,592. Males have a median income of $ 30,698, women $ 21,301. The per capita income was $ 17,202. 6.8 percent of families and 9.6 percent of families were below the poverty line. Of these, 11.0 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 14.3 percent of those 65 years.
Attractions
- Sims Lutheran Church