Foster County, North Dakota

Foster County, North Dakota
Map
Location in the state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Carrington
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,675 km² (647 mi²) 1,645 km² (635 mi²) 30 km² (12 mi²), 1.78%
Population - (2000) - Density	3,759 2/km²

Foster County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 3,759. Its county seat is Carrington⁶.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,675 km² (647 mi²). 1,645 km² (635 mi²) of it is land and 30 km² (12 mi²) of it (1.78%) is water.

Townships

Birtsell
Bordulac
Bucephalia
Carrington
Eastman
Estabrook

Florance
Glenfield
Haven
Larrabee
Longview
McHenry

McKinnon
Melville
Nordmore
Rolling Prairie
Rose Hill
Wyard

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Eddy County (north)
Griggs County (east)
Stutsman County (south)
Wells County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,759 people, 1,540 households, and 1,031 families residing in the county. The population density was 2/km² (6/mi²). There were 1,793 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.02% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.05% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. 0.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,540 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were married couples living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 30.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 21.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,019, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $31,442 versus $19,750 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,928. About 7.60% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.

Places

Cities

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

External links

Foster County official website

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Coordinates: 47°′N 98°′W / 47.46, -98.89bpy:ফোস্টার কাউন্টি, নর্থ ডাকোটা

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