Adams County, North Dakota (ND)

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County population in July 2007: 2,279 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 795
Renter-occupied apartments: 326

% of renters here:	29%
State:	33%

Land area: 988 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Adams County: 72.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.3%), Retail trade (12.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 20%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Adams County, North Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Black (0.5%)

Median resident age:	45.6 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 1,239	(47.8%)
Females: 1,354	(52.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,365
County population in 2003: 2,467
Jobs in 2003: 1,026

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,288
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.5%

Average household size:

Adams County:	2.2 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,767 ($29,079 in 1999)

This county:	$36,767
North Dakota:	$43,753

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $302 (lower quartile is $236, upper quartile is $354)

This county:	$302
State:	$457

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,384 (it was $38,800 in 2000)

Adams County:	$61,384
North Dakota:	$106,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,087 - $113,416

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $89,876
Here: $89,876
State: $134,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,375
Here: $143,375
State: $149,237

In 2-unit structures: $75,614
Here: $75,614
State: $128,573

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $46,986
Here: $46,986
State: $101,453

Mobile homes: $22,713
Here: $22,713
State: $26,643

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $902
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $261

Institutionalized population: 71

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 11
Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 10
Auto thefts: 4

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2004 Presidential Election results in Adams County North Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 27.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $623 (1.6%)

Adams County household income distribution in 2007

Adams County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hettinger, Reeder, Bucyrus, Haynes.

Neighboring counties: Bowman County , Corson County, South Dakota , Grant County , Hettinger County , Harding County, South Dakota , Sioux County , Slope County , Perkins County, South Dakota .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Adams County: Hettinger Country Club (A), Spring Butte Community Center (B), Maine Townhall (C), Darling Spring Townhall (D), Wolf Butte Townhall (E), Argonne Townhall (F), Taylor Butte Townhall (G), Cedar Townhall (H), Gilstrap Townhall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Adams County include: Immanuel Church (A), Cedar Valley Church (B), North Grand Church (C), Richland Church (D), Mamre Church (E), Wolf Butte Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Whetstone Cemetery (1), Cedar Creek Cemetery (2), Cedar Valley Cemetery (3), Spring Butte Cemetery (4), Long Butte Cemetery (5), Rose Hill Cemetery (6), Richland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: North Lemmon Lake (A), Mirror Lake (B), Ehler Lake (C), Township Lake (D), Ross Slough (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lightning Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Plum Creek (C), Goose Creek (D), Willow Creek (E), Wolf Butte Creek (F), Russian Slough (G), Chanta Peta Creek (H), Sheep Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Adams County include: Dog Town State Game Management Area (1), North Lemmon Lake State Game Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	3.5%
North Dakota:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 35
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 40 (85% naturalized citizens)

Adams County:	1.5%
Whole state:	1.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.4%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 993
One, attached: 33
Two: 26
3 or 4: 66
5 to 9: 115
10 to 19: 67
20 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 110

Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 212 (8 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 254

Here:	45.5% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,951
Total congregations: 12

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Other
Adherents	1,114 (57.1%)	514 (26.3%)	106 (5.4%)	87 (4.5%)	130 (6.7%)
Congregations	3 (25.0%)	2 (16.7%)	1 (8.3%)	2 (16.7%)	4 (33.3%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Adams County - Hettinger, Reeder, Bucyrus, Haynes

Agriculture in Adams County
Average size of farms: 1535 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $61396
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $47.59
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67939
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.93%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $103691
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.39%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.53
Corn for grain: 1050 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 74617 harvested acres

Adams County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Dakota state average. It is 3.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Magnitude types:

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Construction (7%)
Health care (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Mining (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (35%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (21%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (43%)
Other Northern Europe (20%)
Canada (20%)
Austria (8%)
Russia (5%)
India (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Adams County (%):

German (41%)
Norwegian (28%)
English (6%)
Swedish (4%)
Irish (4%)
United States or American (3%)
Scandinavian (2%)

Adams County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 835 (69%)
Carpooled: 118 (10%)
Walked: 89 (7%)
Worked at home: 167 (14%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Adams County, North Dakota

63 people in nursing homes
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
6 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,840.

6.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.16%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.02% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($9,241 average AGI)
4.14% relocated from other states ($22,914 average AGI)
Adams County: 4.14%
North Dakota average: 3.54%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,984 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.55%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.75% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($15,000 average AGI)
3.81% relocated to other states ($21,984 average AGI)
Adams County: 3.81%
North Dakota average: 4.16%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Births per 1000 population in Adams County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Adams County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Adams County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 590 (555 aged, 35 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 41.17
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 49897.08
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1646.770
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 52079.04

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 904.230
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1767.370

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36.85

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,514

In family households: 2,095 (624 male householders, 105 female householders)
630 spouses, 692 children (660 natural, 4 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 6 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 419 (152 male householders (128 living alone)), 241 female householders (237 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 79 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 417 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 121 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 365 1-person, 28 2-persons.

96.4% of residents of Adams County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $29,690,000 ($12223 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $987,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,718,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,053,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,754,000
Federal grants: $7,285,000
Federal procurement contracts: $199,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,681,000 ($813,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $220,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,525,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,882,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 90

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 199

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -50

Here:	-21 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Adams County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 37
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 106
1970 to 1979: 301
1960 to 1969: 174
1950 to 1959: 151
1940 to 1949: 204
1939 or earlier: 426

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 74 5 rooms: 201 6 rooms: 139 7 rooms: 128 8 rooms: 105 9+ rooms: 115

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 109 5 rooms: 58 6 rooms: 39 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 18 9+ rooms: 21

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adams County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 164 3 bedrooms: 336 4 bedrooms: 188 5+ bedrooms: 65

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 46 2 bedrooms: 163 3 bedrooms: 77 4 bedrooms: 29 5+ bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 194 2 vehicles: 270 3 vehicles: 202 4 vehicles: 76 5+ vehicles: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Adams County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 136 2 vehicles: 90 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 14 5+ vehicles: 5

67% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in North Dakota.

Adams County:	66.6%
State average:	57.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1823
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 484
South: 57
West: 174

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47.7%) Electricity (16.4%) Utility gas (14.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13.7%) Coal or coke (4.9%) Wood (1.4%) Other fuel (1.1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36.5%) Electricity (29.1%) Utility gas (17.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12.3%) Coal or coke (2.1%) No fuel used (1.2%) Other fuel (0.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.2%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	13.0%
North Dakota:	10.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Adams County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $12,000
Charges - All Other: $168,000
Solid Waste Management: $16,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $437,000
Welfare - Other: $280,000

General - Other: $225,000

Police Protection: $151,000

Natural Resources - Other: $96,000

General Public Buildings: $88,000

Financial Administration: $85,000

Central Staff Services: $72,000

Air Transportation: $69,000

Libraries: $40,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000

Corrections - Other: $36,000

Health Services - Other: $30,000

Solid Waste Management: $16,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $284,000
General Support: $40,000

All Other: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $108,000
Interest Earnings: $39,000

Rents: $36,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $86,000
General Public Building: $67,000

General - Other: $30,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000

Libraries: $1,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $976,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $184,000
Highways: $120,000

Public Welfare: $64,000

All Other: $25,000
Tax - Property: $883,000
NEC: $31,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $795,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Adams County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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