Bottineau County, North Dakota
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Bottineau County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,379.<ref name="2020 Census (City)">Template:Cite web</ref> and was estimated to be 6,391 in 2024,<ref name="QF"/> The county seat and the largest city is Bottineau.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bottineau County has been known to have approximately several lakes in the County, they're mostly north-east of the county and North of the city Bottineau. Some of the International Peace Gardens are located in the county, which is in the upper north-east area of the county.
The Territorial legislature identified Bottineau as one of the original counties of the territory on January 4, 1873. Its organization was effected on July 17, 1884.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is named for Pierre Bottineau (c.1814-1895), a Métis pioneer, hunter, and trapper who became a successful land speculator.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bottineau is well known for its winter park, snowmobiling, and ice fishing. It is south of the Canadian borders of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Geography
[edit]Bottineau County lies on the north side of North Dakota. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of Canada. The Deep River flows south-southeastward through the center part of the county. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds.<ref name=BCND>Bottineau County ND Google Maps (accessed February 14, 2019)</ref> The terrain slopes to the south, with its highest point on its upper east boundary line, at Template:Convert ASL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.70%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the 11th largest county in North Dakota by total area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Part of the Turtle Mountain plateau lies in the northeastern corner of the county.
Adjacent counties and rural municipalities
[edit]- Argyle No. 1, Saskatchewan - north
- Municipality of Two Borders, Manitoba - north
- Municipality of Brenda-Waskada, Manitoba - north
- Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester, Manitoba - north
- Municipality of Boissevain-Morton, Manitoba - north
- Rolette County - east
- Pierce County - southeast
- McHenry County - south
- Renville County - west
Major highways
[edit]- File:US 83.svg U.S. Highway 83
- File:ND-5 (2015).svg North Dakota Highway 5
- File:ND-14 (2015).svg North Dakota Highway 14
- File:ND-43 (2015).svg North Dakota Highway 43
- File:ND-60 (2015).svg North Dakota Highway 60
- File:ND-256 (2015).svg North Dakota Highway 256
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Protected areas
[edit]- J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Lake Metigoshe State Park
- Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- North Dakota State Forest Service Land
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Lakes
[edit]- Black Lake
- Boundary Lake
- Grass Lake
- Island Lake
- Long Lake
- Loon Lake
- Lords Lake
- Lake Metigoshe
- Pelican Lake
- Strawberry Lake
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Demographics
[edit]As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Bottineau County was $202,269.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 2,695 estimated households in Bottineau County with an average of 2.27 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $83,460. Approximately 10.8% of the county's population lives at or below the poverty line. Bottineau County has an estimated 58.5% employment rate, with 27.4% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 94.0% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref>
The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (96.6%), Spanish (1.7.%), Indo-European (1.1%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.5%), and Other (0.0%).
The median age in the county was 43.8 years.
Bottineau County, North Dakota – racial and ethnic composition
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| Race / ethnicity (NH = non-Hispanic) | Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop. 1990<ref name="Census 1990">Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> |
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| White alone (NH) | 9,122 (98.73%) |
7,916 (98.81%) |
6,935 (97.01%) |
6,062 (94.29%) |
5,688 (89.17%) |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 (0.01%) |
6 (0.07%) |
15 (0.21%) |
25 (0.39%) |
31 (0.49%) |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 76 (0.82%) |
58 (0.72%) |
96 (1.34%) |
130 (2.02%) |
197 (3.09%) |
| Asian alone (NH) | 17 (0.18%) |
15 (0.19%) |
13 (0.18%) |
16 (0.25%) |
42 (0.66%) |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | — | — | 1 (0.01%) |
1 (0.02%) |
1 (0.02%) |
| Other race alone (NH) | 6 (0.06%) |
0 (0.00%) |
1 (0.01%) |
2 (0.03%) |
13 (0.20%) |
| Mixed race or multiracial (NH) | — | — | 53 (0.74%) |
111 (1.73%) |
266 (4.17%) |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 17 (0.18%) |
16 (0.20%) |
35 (0.49%) |
82 (1.28%) |
141 (2.21%) |
| Total | 9,239 (100.00%) |
8,011 (100.00%) |
7,149 (100.00%) |
6,429 (100.00%) |
6,379 (100.00%) |
2024 estimate
[edit]As of the 2024 estimate, there were 6,391 people and 2,695 households residing in the county. There were 3,979 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 91.8% White (89.6% NH White), 0.7% African American, 4.0% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.7% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020 census
[edit]As of the 2020 census, there were 6,379 people, 2,779 households, and 1,730 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,931 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 90.20% White, 0.49% African American, 3.40% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from some other races and 4.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.21% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010 census
[edit]As of the 2010 census, there were 6,429 people, 2,832 households, and 1,823 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,341 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 95.07% White, 0.39% African American, 2.12% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from some other races and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.28% of the population.
In terms of ancestry, 47.0% were Norwegian, 37.4% were German, 7.7% were Irish, 6.2% were Swedish, and 1.4% were American.
There were 2,832 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were non-families, and 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.72. The median age was 48.0 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,227 and the median income for a family was $60,714. Males had a median income of $42,227 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,277. About 9.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade
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Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]- Antler
- Bottineau (county seat)
- Gardena
- Kramer
- Landa
- Lansford
- Maxbass
- Newburg
- Overly
- Souris
- Westhope
- Willow City
Unincorporated communities
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Townships
[edit]- Amity
- Antler
- Bentinck
- Blaine
- Brander
- Cecil
- Chatfield
- Cordelia
- Cut Bank
- Dalen
- Eidsvold
- Elms
- Elysian
- Haram
- Hastings
- Hoffman
- Homen
- Kane
- Lansford
- Lewis
- Lordsburg
- Mount Rose
- Newborg
- Oak Creek
- Oak Valley
- Ostby
- Peabody
- Pickering
- Renville
- Richburg
- Roland
- Scandia
- Scotia
- Sergius
- Sherman
- Starbuck
- Stone Creek
- Tacoma
- Wayne
- Wellington
- Wheaton
- Whitby
- Whitteron
- Willow Vale
Politics
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Bottineau County – official website
- Bottineau County diamond jubilee, 1884-1959 : Bottineau, North Dakota, June 28-29-30-July 1, 1959 from the Digital Horizons website
- Bottineau County opportunities : North Dakota - the sunshine state (1916) from the Digital Horizons website
- Bottineau County maps, Sheet 1 (eastern) and Sheet 2 (western), North Dakota DOT
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