Eddy County, North Dakota

Eddy County, North Dakota Map
Location in the state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location in the U.S.Statistics Founded 1885 Seat New RockfordLargest city New Rockford Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
695 sq mi(1,800 km²)
630 sq mi (1,632 km²)
14 sq mi (36 km²), 2.19% Population
- (2000)
- Density
2,757
5/sq mi (2/km²)

Eddy County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,757. Its county seat is New Rockford.[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Places
- 3.1 Cities
- 3.2 Unincorporated communities
4 History
5 References

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 644 square miles (1,669 km²), of which, 630 square miles (1,632 km²) of it is land and 14 square miles (37 km²) of it (2.19%) is water.

Townships

Bush
Cherry Lake
Columbia
Colvin
Eddy
Freeborn

Gates
Grandfield
Hillsdale
Lake Washington
Munster
New Rockford

Paradise
Pleasant Prairie
Rosefield
Sheldon
Superior
Tiffany

Adjacent counties

Benson County (north)
Nelson County (northeast)
Griggs County (southeast)
Foster County (south)
Wells County (west)

Major highways

Major County Roads

North and South

Eddy County Road 14 is an north-south County Road in North Dakota. It runs from North Dakota Highway 15 near New Rockford, North Dakota to Eddy County Road 9 (1st Ave North) in Downtown New Rockford.

East and West

Eddy County Road 9 is an East-West County Road in North Dakota. It runs from US 281/North Dakota Highway 15 (1st Street) in New Rockford, North Dakota to Wells County CR 2 Near New Rockford.

Junctions

CR 12 near New Rockford
CR 14 (8th Street North) in New Rockford
US 281/North Dakota Highway 15 in New Rockford

Demographics

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 2,757 people, 1,164 households, and 743 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,418 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.37% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 2.36% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.1% were of Norwegian and 32.5% German ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,164 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 5.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.10% were non-families. 34.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 22.50% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 24.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,642, and the median income for a family was $37,625. Males had a median income of $24,063 versus $20,344 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,941. About 6.90% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.