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{{Short description|County in North Dakota, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Oliver County | state = North Dakota | ex image = Cross Ranch State Park, North Dakota (5069906194).jpg | ex image size = 220px | ex image cap = [[Missouri River]] at [[Cross Ranch State Park]]. | seal = | founded = April 14, 1885 (created)<br />May 18, 1885 (organized) | seat wl = Center | largest city = Center | area_total_sq_mi = 731 | area_land_sq_mi = 723 | area_water_sq_mi = 8.7 | area percentage = 1.2 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 1877 | pop_est_as_of = 2022 | population_est = 1856 {{decrease}} | population_density_sq_mi = auto | named for = Harry S. Oliver | time zone = Central | web = https://olivercountynd.org/ | district = At-large }} '''Oliver County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Dakota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 1,877.<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Oliver County, North Dakota |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/olivercountynorthdakota/PST045221 |website=www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 27, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] and only city is [[Center, North Dakota|Center]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> ==History== The [[Dakota Territory]] legislature created the county on April 14, 1885, with territory partitioned from [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer County]]. It was named for Harry S. Oliver of Lisbon, North Dakota, a Republican politician and member of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives at the time. The county government was organized on May 18, with [[Sanger, North Dakota|Sanger (then known as "Bentley")]] as county seat. The seat was moved to [[Center, North Dakota|Center]] in 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies|work=Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The [[Newberry Library]]|date=2006|access-date=February 3, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402202102/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=County History|url=http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|publisher=Official Portal for North Dakota State Government|access-date=May 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116081225/http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|archive-date=November 16, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Oliver County is included in the [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]], North Dakota [[Bismarck–Mandan|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. ==Geography== The northeastern/eastern boundary of Oliver County is delineated by the [[Missouri River]] as it flows southeastward after leaving [[Lake Sakakawea]]. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, mostly devoted to agriculture.<ref name="OCND">{{Cite web |title=Oliver County · North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Oliver+County,+ND/@47.1231134,-101.5409034,60360m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52d81e99ffc99d8b:0xad817742485fe6d3!8m2!3d47.1217918!4d-101.342985 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the east, with the highest point a hill near its southwestern corner, at {{convert|2,382|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Oliver County ND" Google Maps (accessed February 26, 2019) |access-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|731|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|723|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.7|sqmi}} (1.2%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 1, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129045530/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|archive-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> It is the fifth-smallest county in North Dakota by area. By sheer coincidence, the county seat, [[Center, North Dakota|Center]], named for being near the geographical center of the county, has also been calculated to be the geographic center of North America.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hsu|first1=Charlotte|title=Where’s the center of North America? Geographer’s new method finds a new answer|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104104212.htm|website=Science Daily|publisher=Science Daily|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref> ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=28em}} * [[Image:ND-25 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 25]] * [[Image:ND-31 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 31]] * [[Image:ND-48 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 48]] * [[Image:ND-200A (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 200 Alternate|North Dakota Highway 200A]] * [[Image:ND-1806 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 1806]] {{div col end}} ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col|colwidth=28em}} * [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean County]] - northeast * [[Burleigh County, North Dakota|Burleigh County]] - east * [[Morton County, North Dakota|Morton County]] - south * [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer County]] - northwest {{div col end}} ===Protected areas=== * Cross Ranch State Park<ref name=OCND/> ===Lakes=== * Mandan Lake<ref name=OCND/> * Nelson Lake<ref name=OCND/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1890= 464 |1900= 990 |1910= 3577 |1920= 4425 |1930= 4262 |1940= 3859 |1950= 3091 |1960= 2610 |1970= 2322 |1980= 2495 |1990= 2381 |2000= 2065 |2010= 1846 |2020= 1877 |estyear=2022 |estimate=1856 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nd190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=April 20, 1995|access-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/> }} ===2020 census=== As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 1,877 people. ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 1,846 people, 756 households, and 554 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|2.55|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 905 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.25|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.3% white, 1.5% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 66.8% were [[German Americans|German]], 19.3% were [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian]], 7.6% were [[Russian Americans|Russian]], 6.3% were [[English Americans|English]], and 4.4% were [[American ancestry|American]]. Of the 756 households, 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.7% were non-families, and 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 47.6 years. The median income for a household in the county was $62,308 and the median income for a family was $75,069. Males had a median income of $60,592 versus $28,409 for females. The per capita income for the county was $29,348. About 6.5% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over. ===Population by decade=== <timeline> Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.55,0.0,0.0) ImageSize = width:600 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:4440 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:2220 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:1110 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1890 text:1890 bar:1900 text:1900 bar:1910 text:1910 bar:1920 text:1920 bar:1930 text:1930 bar:1940 text:1940 bar:1950 text:1950 bar:1960 text:1960 bar:1970 text:1970 bar:1980 text:1980 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:2000 text:2000 bar:2010 text:2010 bar:2020 text:2020 bar:2022 text:present PlotData= color:barra width:25 align:left bar:1890 from: 0 till:464 bar:1900 from: 0 till:990 bar:1910 from: 0 till:3577 bar:1920 from: 0 till:4425 bar:1930 from: 0 till:4262 bar:1940 from: 0 till:3859 bar:1950 from: 0 till:3091 bar:1960 from: 0 till:2610 bar:1970 from: 0 till:2322 bar:1980 from: 0 till:2495 bar:1990 from: 0 till:2381 bar:2000 from: 0 till:2065 bar:2010 from: 0 till:1846 bar:2020 from: 0 till:1877 bar:2022 from: 0 till:1856 color:darkblue PlotData= bar:1890 at:464 fontsize:S text:464 shift:(-14,5) bar:1900 at:990 fontsize:S text:990 shift:(-14,5) bar:1910 at:3577 fontsize:S text:3577 shift:(-14,5) bar:1920 at:4425 fontsize:S text:4425 shift:(-14,5) bar:1930 at:4262 fontsize:S text:4262 shift:(-14,5) bar:1940 at:3859 fontsize:S text:3859 shift:(-14,5) bar:1950 at:3091 fontsize:S text:3091 shift:(-14,5) bar:1960 at:2610 fontsize:S text:2610 shift:(-14,5) bar:1970 at:2322 fontsize:S text:2322 shift:(-14,5) bar:1980 at:2495 fontsize:S text:2495 shift:(-14,5) bar:1990 at:2381 fontsize:S text:2381 shift:(-14,5) bar:2000 at:2065 fontsize:S text:2065 shift:(-14,5) bar:2010 at:1846 fontsize:S text:1846 shift:(-14,5) bar:2020 at:1877 fontsize:S text:1877 shift:(-14,5) bar:2022 at:1856 fontsize:S text:1856 shift:(-14,5) TextData= fontsize:S pos:(20,20) text:Data from U.S. Census Bureau </timeline> ==Communities== ===City=== * [[Center, North Dakota|Center]] (county seat) ===Unincorporated communities=== Source:<ref name=OCND/> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Fort Clark, North Dakota|Fort Clark]] * [[Hannover, North Dakota|Hannover]] * [[Hensler, North Dakota|Hensler]] * [[Price, North Dakota|Price]] * [[Sanger, North Dakota|Sanger]] (originally "Bentley") {{div col end}} ==Politics== Oliver County voters are traditionally Republican. In only one national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2024). {{PresHead|place=Oliver County, North Dakota|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 13, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|909|156|22|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|918|129|19|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|830|119|68|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|693|281|39|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|682|332|26|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|790|310|19|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|709|244|98|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|499|333|190|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|503|306|419|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|696|526|15|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|915|419|23|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|966|270|80|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|575|529|36|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|669|293|65|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|616|269|86|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|469|548|0|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|703|494|1|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|788|279|12|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,132|143|14|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|749|304|51|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|756|219|9|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,356|266|1|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|469|906|198|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|302|1,152|15|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|680|631|5|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1924|Progressive|367|31|743|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,105|111|71|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|346|327|51|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1912|Bull Moose|131|139|308|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|325|179|16|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|241|46|9|North Dakota}} {{PresFoot|1900|Republican|110|75|2|North Dakota}} ==Education== School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38065_oliver/DC20SD_C38065.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815011144/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38065_oliver/DC20SD_C38065.pdf |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oliver County, ND|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 24, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38065_oliver/DC20SD_C38065_SD2MS.txt Text list] - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st38_nd/c38065_oliver/DC10SD_C38065_001.pdf 2010 map], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st38_nd/c38065_oliver/DC10SD_C38065_SD2MS.txt 2010 text list]</ref> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Beulah Public School District 27]] * [[Center-Stanton Public School District 1]] * [[Glen Ullin Public School District 48]] * [[Hazen Public School District 3]] * [[New Salem-Almont School District]] * [[Washburn Public School District 4]] {{div col end}} Center previously had a separate school district, but it merged with Stanton's in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|last=Donovan|first=Lauren|url=https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/stanton-center-to-join-together/article_c2b46c9d-b63f-5d27-826c-6cf2d0bf6b8b.html|title=Stanton, Center to join together|newspaper=[[Bismarck Tribune]]|date=November 12, 2003|accessdate=August 14, 2021}}</ref> ==See also== * [[National Register of Historic Places listings in North Dakota#Oliver County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Oliver County ND]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [https://olivercountynd.org/ Oliver County official website] * [https://www.dot.nd.gov/docs/maps/base-maps/counties/oliver.pdf Oliver County map], ''North Dakota DOT'' {{Geographic Location |Centre = Oliver County, North Dakota |Northeast = [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean County]] |East = [[Burleigh County, North Dakota|Burleigh County]] |South = [[Morton County, North Dakota|Morton County]] |West = [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer County]] }} {{Oliver County, North Dakota}} {{North Dakota}} {{Bismarck-Mandan}} {{Authority control}} {{Coord|47.11|-101.35|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-ND_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:Oliver County, North Dakota| ]] [[Category:1885 establishments in Dakota Territory]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1885]]
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