Pembina County, North Dakota
The Pembina County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. In 2010, the County had 7413 inhabitants and a population density of 2.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Cavalier.
Geography
The County is located in the far northeast of North Dakota. It is drained by the Pembina River, a left tributary of the Red River of the North, which forms the border with Minnesota. In the north of the county borders on Canada. It has an area of 2905 square kilometers, of which 8 square miles is water area.
At the Pembina County borders the following counties and provinces:
History
The Pembina County was formed in 1867. It was named after anepeminan sipi, the word on the Ojibwe for cranberries, which are common in the region along the rivers. The seat of government was located until 1911 in Pembina, until it was moved to Cavalier.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Pembina County 7413 people in 3304 households. The population density was 2.6 people per square kilometer. In the 3304 households lived statistically 2.18 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 95.8 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 1.9 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.9 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 52,270. The per capita income was $ 27,555. 7.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Pembina County
Citys
- Bathgate
- Canton City
- Cavalier
- Crystal
- Drayton
- Hamilton
- Mountain
- Neche
- Pembina
- St. Thomas
- Walhalla
Unincorporated communities
- Akra
- Backoo
- Bowesmont
- Concrete
- Fleece
- Gardar
- Glasston
- Hallson
- Joliette
- Leroy
- Leyden
- McArthur
- Pittsburgh
- Svold
Attractions
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. John ( Pembina ) of 1885.
Structure
The Pembina County is divided into 24 townships in addition to the eleven -cities: