Oliver County, North Dakota
Oliver County is a county located in the state of North Dakota in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat ) is the Centre.
Geography
The County is located just west of the geographic center of North Dakota and has an area of 1894 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: McLean County, Burleigh County, Morton County and Mercer County.
History
Oliver County in 1885 gebildet.Benannt it was named after Harry S. Oliver, an early politician and member of legislation in the Dakota Territory.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000
According to the census in 2000 lived in Oliver County 2,065 people in 791 households and 604 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 97.58 percent White, 0.15 percent African American, 1.26 percent Native American, and 0.10 percent Asian. 0.63 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 791 households out of which 35.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 69.2 percent were married couples living together, 3.9 percent were single mothers, 23.6 percent were non-families, 21.0 percent of all households and 10.7 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.05.
Based on the county the population was spread from 27.4 percent population under 18 years, 4.7 percent between 18 and 24 years, 23.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 30.1 percent between 45 and 64 years and 14.2 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were statistically 106.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 36,650, and the median income for a family was $ 45,430. Males have a median income of $ 40,577, women $ 19,015. The per capita income was $ 16,271. 11.2 percent of families and 14.9 percent of families were below the poverty line. Of these, 23.6 percent were children or adolescents under age 18 and 13.9 percent of those 65 years.