Griggs County, North Dakota

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Griggs County, North Dakota
Map
Location in the state of North Dakota
Statistics
Formed
Seat	Cooperstown
Area - Total - Land - Water	2,957 km² (1,142 mi²) 2,929 km² (1,131 mi²) 28 km² (11 mi²), 0.93%
Population - (2000) - Density	2,754 2/km²

Griggs County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,754. Its county seat is Cooperstown ⁶.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Townships
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Places
- 3.1 Cities

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,855 km² (716 mi²). 1,835 km² (708 mi²) of it is land and 20 km² (8 mi²) of it (1.07%) is water.

[edit] Townships

Addie
Ball Hill
Bartley
Broadview
Bryan
Clearfield
Cooperstown
Dover

Greenfield
Helena
Jessie
Kingsley
Lenora
Mabel
Pilot Mound
Romness

Rosendal
Sverdrup
Tyrol
Walum
Washburn
Willow

[edit] Adjacent counties

Nelson County (north)
Steele County (east)
Barnes County (south)
Stutsman County (southwest)
Foster County (west)
Eddy County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,754 people, 1,178 households, and 781 families residing in the county. The population density was 2/km² (4/mi²). There were 1,521 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.31% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.18% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,178 households out of which 26.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 4.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 31.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.50% under the age of 18, 4.90% from 18 to 24, 21.10% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 25.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,572, and the median income for a family was $38,611. Males had a median income of $26,981 versus $19,327 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,131. About 7.80% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Places

[edit] Cities

Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.

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