Divide County, North Dakota (ND)

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County population in July 2007: 2,004 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 823
Renter-occupied apartments: 182

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Land area: 1260 sq. mi.
Water area: 34.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Divide County: 70.9 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (25.2%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 59%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 25%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Divide County, North Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Median resident age:	49.0 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 1,146	(50.2%)
Females: 1,137	(49.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,084
County population in 2003: 2,205
Jobs in 2003: 842

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,023
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.1%

Average household size:

Divide County:	2.2 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,044 ($30,089 in 1999)

This county:	$38,044
North Dakota:	$43,753

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $297 (lower quartile is $194, upper quartile is $379)

This county:	$297
State:	$457

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $48,886 (it was $30,900 in 2000)

Divide County:	$48,886
North Dakota:	$106,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $18,233 - $89,218

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $62,634
Here: $62,634
State: $134,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $82,805
Here: $82,805
State: $149,237

In 2-unit structures: $159,817
Here: $159,817
State: $128,573

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $60,411
Here: $60,411
State: $101,453

Mobile homes: $24,000
Here: $24,000
State: $26,643

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $914
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $236

Institutionalized population: 90

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2004 Presidential Election results in Divide County North Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $512 (1.7%)

Divide County household income distribution in 2007

Divide County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	11.9%

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

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Divide 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: Crosby, Noonan, Fortuna, Ambrose.

Neighboring counties: Burke County , Sheridan County, Montana , Williams County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Divide County: Ambrose Station (A), Crosby Country Club (B), Fertile Valley Township Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Divide County include: Our Saviors Church (A), Skabo Church (B), East Writing Rock Church (C), Glenwood Church (D), Bethany Church (E), Bethlehem Church (F), Blooming Prairie Church (G), Emmanuel Church (H), Long Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: West Writing Rock Cemetery (1), Saint Patricks Cemetery (2), Ambrose Cemetery (3), Concordia Cemetery (4), Daneville Cemetery (5), Skabo Cemetery (6), Prairie Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Miller Lake (A), Mc Cone Lake (B), North Lake (C), Rosten Slough (D), Round Lake (E), Norman Lake (F), Jensen Lake (G), Thorsons Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Long Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Divide County: Writing Rock Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	3.9%
North Dakota:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 24
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 55 (51% naturalized citizens)

Divide County:	2.4%
Whole state:	1.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 18 1990 to 1994: 14 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 11

Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.0%

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Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,259
One, attached: 5
Two: 16
3 or 4: 61
5 to 9: 50
10 to 19: 6
20 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 66

Housing units in Divide County with a mortgage: 156 (0 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 370

Here:	29.7% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,998
Total congregations: 13

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other
Adherents	1,511 (75.6%)	405 (20.3%)	61 (3.1%)	20 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)
Congregations	9 (69.2%)	2 (15.4%)	1 (7.7%)	1 (7.7%)	-

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

Religions in Divide County - Crosby, Noonan, Fortuna, Ambrose

Agriculture in Divide County
Average size of farms: 1430 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $77053
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $84.36
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.95%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $53734
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.33%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.37%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $96901
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.79%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.58
All wheat for grain: 268551 harvested acres

Divide County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below North Dakota state average. It is 2.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Divide County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Dakota state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/29/1998 at 03:31:58, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.7 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from Divide County center
On 11/11/1998 at 11:59:37, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
Construction (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Health care (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (28%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (32%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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

Canada (75%)
India (11%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Other Northern Europe (5%)

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

Norwegian (68%)
German (13%)
Irish (4%)
Swedish (2%)
English (2%)
Polish (1%)
Scandinavian (1%)

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Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 648 (67%)
Carpooled: 101 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (1%)
Walked: 113 (12%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 76 (8%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

84 people in nursing homes
6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,707.

4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.00%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.59% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($15,559 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($7,235 average AGI)
Divide County: 1.41%
North Dakota average: 3.54%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.31%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.93% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($23,491 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($6,673 average AGI)
Divide County: 1.38%
North Dakota average: 4.16%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cass County, ND	1.15% ($11,300 average AGI)
to Williams County, ND	1.15% ($29,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Births per 1000 population in Divide County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Divide County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Divide County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 539 (516 aged, 23 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 45.29
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6567.030
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 543.480
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 15625

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 744.530
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1721.730
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 93.07

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42.27

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 93.07

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,192

In family households: 1,808 (591 male householders, 60 female householders)
573 spouses, 558 children (524 natural, 20 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 7 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 384 (147 male householders (135 living alone)), 213 female householders (208 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 91 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 389 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 343 1-person, 15 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

95.9% of residents of Divide County speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $50,389,000 ($22821 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $149,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,957,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,199,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,565,000
Federal grants: $9,104,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,316,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $104,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,238,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,602,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 71

Here:	33 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 213

Here:	99 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: +13

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Divide County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.18 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 9
1980 to 1989: 144
1970 to 1979: 298
1960 to 1969: 124
1950 to 1959: 139
1940 to 1949: 123
1939 or earlier: 605

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Divide County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 46 5 rooms: 170 6 rooms: 153 7 rooms: 150 8 rooms: 118 9+ rooms: 147

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Divide County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 59 5 rooms: 27 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 9 9+ rooms: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Divide County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 171 3 bedrooms: 327 4 bedrooms: 221 5+ bedrooms: 75

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Divide County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 32 2 bedrooms: 70 3 bedrooms: 42 4 bedrooms: 26 5+ bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Divide County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 193 2 vehicles: 284 3 vehicles: 161 4 vehicles: 84 5+ vehicles: 79

Cars and other vehicles available in Divide County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 28 1 vehicle: 77 2 vehicles: 34 3 vehicles: 25 4 vehicles: 15 5+ vehicles: 3

74% of Divide County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in North Dakota.

Divide County:	74.2%
State average:	57.5%

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

This state: 1816
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 132
South: 28
West: 217

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42.4%) Electricity (25.5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22.0%) Other fuel (5.0%) Coal or coke (3.9%) Utility gas (0.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40.1%) Electricity (36.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9.9%) Coal or coke (6.0%) Other fuel (5.5%) Utility gas (1.6%)

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:	1.3%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

Divide County government finances in 2002:

Construction - Regular Highways: $264,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $276,000
General - Other: $200,000

Financial Administration: $88,000

Welfare - Other: $87,000

Central Staff Services: $63,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000

Natural Resources - Other: $46,000

Libraries: $34,000

Police Protection: $25,000

Corrections - Other: $23,000

General Public Buildings: $20,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $11,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $327,000
General Support: $8,000

Education: $7,000

Public Welfare: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $92,000
General Revenue, NEC: $23,000

Rents: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $477,000
Welfare - Other: $64,000

General Public Building: $60,000

Financial Administration: $45,000

Health - Other: $33,000

Parks & Recreation: $32,000

Natural Resource - Other: $21,000

Housing & Community Development: $19,000

Central Staff: $17,000

Libraries: $17,000

Corrections - Other: $14,000

Judicial: $14,000

Police Protection: $12,000

Air Transportation: $6,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,791,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $313,000
Highways: $313,000

Public Welfare: $23,000

Education: $6,000
Tax - Property: $896,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $695,000

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)

Divide 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)

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

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