Sheridan County, North Dakota

Template:Infobox U.S. countySheridan County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,265,<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> making it the third-least populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat is McClusky.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Coord

History

The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, naming it for Civil War General Philip Henry Sheridan. The county organization was not completed at that time, but the new county was not attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. In 1883 and again in 1887, the county boundaries were reduced, and on November 8, 1892, the county was dissolved, its remaining territory assigned to McLean. This lasted until the November 3, 1908 election, when McLean County voters chose to partition off the eastern portion of that unit into a new county, although the new boundaries were somewhat different from the former Sheridan. The new county government was effected on December 24 of that year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Sheridan has been severely affected by out-migration; its population collapsed from 7,373 in 1930 to 1,321 by 2010.<ref>Wilkerson, Isabel (January 3, 1990). With Rural Towns Vanishing, States Choose Which to Save, The New York Times</ref> Its population decline of 38.4% from 1990 to 2016 was the highest among all North Dakota counties.<ref>(April 11, 2017). Population Decline; The Hardest Hit Counties In Each State Since 1990, Lost Americana, Retrieved October 24, 2017.</ref>

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Outline map of Sheridan County, North Dakota, 1914

Geography

The terrain of Sheridan County consists of dry rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name="SCND">Template:Cite web</ref> The terrain slopes to the north and east, with its highest point on the eastern part of its southern boundary at Template:Convert ASL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (3.3%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Bentz Lake
Cherry Lake
Coal Mine Lake
Ebel Lake
Guyes Lake
Heckers Lake
Kandt Lake
Krueger Lake
Lake Richard (part)
Lone Tree Lake
Moesner Lake
Pelican Lake (part)
Postel Lake
Salt Lake (part)
Sand Lake
Sheyenne Lake

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Demographics

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2020 census

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Race and Ethnicity

American Indian and Alaska Native 11; Asian 8; Black or African American 2; Hispanic or Latino

10; White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 1,191; Some Other Race 5; Two or More Races 48

Families and Household Characteristics

2.63 ± 0.29

Average Family Size in Sheridan County, North Dakota

Estimate for Average Family Size in Sheridan County, North Dakota. 2.63. plus or minus 0.29

2.92

As of the census of 2020, there were 1,265 people.

Total Households by Type of Households

Married-couple family household - 48.1%

Male householder, no spouse present, family household - 20.2%

Female householder, no spouse present, family household - 27.3

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,321 people, 645 households, and 417 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 894 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.7% white, 1.1% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Pacific islander, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 70.1% were German, 14.2% were Norwegian, 6.3% were English, 6.0% were Russian, and 1.8% were American.

Of the 645 households, 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.3% were non-families, and 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.55. The median age was 53.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,727 and the median income for a family was $43,906. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,286. About 15.0% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

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Communities

Cities

Goodrich
Martin
McClusky (county seat)

Census-designated place

Denhoff

Unincorporated communities<ref name=SCND/>

Lincoln Valley
Pickardville

Townships

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Berlin
Boone
Denhoff
Edgemont
Fairview
Goodrich
Highland
Lincoln Dale
Martin
Mauch
McClusky
Pickard
Prophets
Rosenfield

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Defunct townships

Holmes<ref name=defunct>U.S. Census boundary changes - North Dakota</ref>
New Germantown<ref name=defunct/>

Politics

References

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External links

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Sheridan County official website
Sheridan County GenWeb - Genealogy Links
Sheridan County map, North Dakota DOT

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