Griggs County, North Dakota (ND)

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County population in July 2007: 2,397 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 923
Renter-occupied apartments: 255

% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

Land area: 709 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Griggs County: 71.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.0%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 66%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 19%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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Races in Griggs County, North Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

Median resident age:	45.8 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 1,373	(49.9%)
Females: 1,381	(50.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,295
County population in 2003: 2,570
Jobs in 2003: 1,100

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,370
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.4%

Average household size:

Griggs County:	2.3 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,390 ($29,572 in 1999)

This county:	$37,390
North Dakota:	$43,753

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $256 (lower quartile is $175, upper quartile is $350)

This county:	$256
State:	$457

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $59,960 (it was $37,900 in 2000)

Griggs County:	$59,960
North Dakota:	$106,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $31,392 - $114,709

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $102,485
Here: $102,485
State: $134,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $59,804
Here: $59,804
State: $149,237

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $73,836
Here: $73,836
State: $101,453

Mobile homes: $15,648
Here: $15,648
State: $26,643

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $987
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $274

Institutionalized population: 57

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: 1
Thefts: 2
Auto thefts: 0

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2004 Presidential Election results in Griggs County North Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 35.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $636 (1.7%)

Griggs County household income distribution in 2007

Griggs County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	11.9%

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

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Griggs County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cooperstown, Binford, Hannaford.

Neighboring counties: Barnes County , Eddy County , Foster County , Nelson County , Steele County , Stutsman County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Griggs County: Red Willow Camp (A), BW Ranch (B), Cooperstown Camp (C), Rosendal Town Hall (D), Addie Town Hall (E), Willow Town Hall (F), Ball Hill Town Hall (G), Washburn Town Hall (H), Clearfield Town Hall (I), Bartley Town Hall (J), Bryan Town Hall (K), Romness Town Hall (L), Sverdrup Town Hall (M), Lenora Town Hall (N), Greenfield Town Hall (O), Kingsley Town Hall (P), Dover Town Hall (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Griggs County include: Holland Church (A), Eidfjord Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Romness Church (D), Ottawa Church (E), Saron Church (F), Ringsaker Church (G), Ness Church (H), Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Lawrence Cemetery (1), Cooperstown Cemetery (2), Bethany Cemetery (3), Binford Cemetery (4), Hannaford Cemetery (5), Hero Cemetery (6), Lyster Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Addie, Lake (A), Long Lake (B), Round Lake (C), Jessie, Lake (D), Jones Lake (E), Five, Lake (F), Plum Lake (G), Red Willow Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Pickerel Lake Creek (A), Gunderson Creek (B), Silver Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Griggs County: Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	2.0%
North Dakota:	2.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 40
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 28 (68% naturalized citizens)

Griggs County:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 4 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 1 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 15

Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.3%

Griggs County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,290
One, attached: 7
Two: 10
3 or 4: 29
5 to 9: 32
10 to 19: 49
20 or more: 18
Mobile homes: 84
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Griggs County with a mortgage: 183 (7 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 402

Here:	31.3% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Religon statistics

Total adherents: 2,054
Total congregations: 18

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents	Other religions
Adherents	1,168 (56.9%)	381 (18.5%)	181 (8.8%)	110 (5.4%)	214 (10.4%)
Congregations	8 (44.4%)	2 (11.1%)	2 (11.1%)	110 (611.1%)	-104 (-577.8%)

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

Agriculture in Griggs County
Average size of farms: 896 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70296
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $121.52
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.51%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $61398
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 53.90%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.41%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $96265
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.94%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.66
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.89%
Corn for grain: 4665 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 74447 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 39863 harvested acres

Griggs County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above North Dakota state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (21%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Other Northern Europe (29%)
Australia (21%)
Canada (21%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Philippines (11%)

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

Norwegian (60%)
German (25%)
Swedish (2%)
English (2%)
United States or American (2%)
Irish (1%)
Danish (1%)

Griggs County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 850 (67%)
Carpooled: 124 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 17 (1%)
Walked: 104 (8%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 171 (13%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

57 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,222.

4.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,468 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.55%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.49% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($19,830 average AGI)
1.07% relocated from other states ($8,638 average AGI)
Griggs County: 1.07%
North Dakota average: 3.54%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Cass County, ND

1.07% ($26,818 average AGI)

6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,438 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.90%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.73% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($19,808 average AGI)
2.17% relocated to other states ($8,616 average AGI)
Griggs County: 2.17%
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

1.80% ($30,053 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Births per 1000 population in Griggs County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Griggs County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Griggs County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 644 (609 aged, 35 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 39.76
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7276.340
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 397.610
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 40914.51

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 800.960
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1521.830

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35.19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 80.1

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 40.05

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,697

In family households: 2,268 (693 male householders, 85 female householders)
713 spouses, 735 children (697 natural, 9 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 6 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 429 (190 male householders (168 living alone)), 209 female householders (203 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 57 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 414 2-persons, 142 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 371 1-person, 25 2-persons, 3 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of Griggs County speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $28,538,000 ($11347 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $159,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,990,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,564,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,845,000
Federal grants: $3,288,000
Federal procurement contracts: $552,000 ($6,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,299,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $61,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $351,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,283,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 94

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 230

Here:	92 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: -116

Here:	-46 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Griggs County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.43 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 19
1990 to 1994: 21
1980 to 1989: 85
1970 to 1979: 244
1960 to 1969: 189
1950 to 1959: 173
1940 to 1949: 111
1939 or earlier: 675

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Griggs County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 27 4 rooms: 63 5 rooms: 162 6 rooms: 197 7 rooms: 142 8 rooms: 135 9+ rooms: 194

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Griggs County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 21 3 rooms: 61 4 rooms: 25 5 rooms: 44 6 rooms: 44 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 14 9+ rooms: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Griggs County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 184 3 bedrooms: 367 4 bedrooms: 251 5+ bedrooms: 91

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Griggs County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 65 2 bedrooms: 68 3 bedrooms: 83 4 bedrooms: 24 5+ bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Griggs County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 46 1 vehicle: 164 2 vehicles: 355 3 vehicles: 211 4 vehicles: 84 5+ vehicles: 63

Cars and other vehicles available in Griggs County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 41 1 vehicle: 84 2 vehicles: 93 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 2

75% of Griggs County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in North Dakota.

Griggs County:	75.1%
State average:	57.5%

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

This state: 2307
Northeast: 20
Midwest: 251
South: 31
West: 106

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (40.7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39.9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17.3%) Wood (0.7%) No fuel used (0.5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (45.1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40.4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10.2%) Wood (1.6%) Other fuel (1.6%) Utility gas (1.2%)

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): 1

Here:	0.4%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	14.3%
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.)

Griggs County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $67,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $723,000
Regular Highways: $444,000

Health Services - Other: $122,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $120,000

Police Protection: $112,000

Financial Administration: $96,000

Central Staff Services: $84,000

Welfare - Other: $75,000

Corrections - Other: $63,000

Natural Resources - Other: $51,000

Libraries: $38,000

General Public Buildings: $13,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $27,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $132,000
All Other: $25,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $58,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $99,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $122,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $232,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $160,000
Police Protection: $14,000

Judicial: $2,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $458,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $217,000
General Support: $110,000

All Other: $61,000

Health & Hospitals: $49,000

Public Welfare: $26,000
Tax - Property: $1,191,000
NEC: $26,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $817,000

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)

Griggs County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

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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