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McHenry County, North Dakota (ND)



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McHenry County, ND mapCounty population in 2005: 5,511 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,059
Renter-occupied apartments: 467
% of renters here:  18%
State:  33%
Land area: 1874 sq. mi.
Water area: 37.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  15.8%
Whole state:  11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  5.8%
Whole state:  4.9%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.5%), Educational,health and social services (18.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 60%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 22%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

McHenry County, North Dakota business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in McHenry County, North Dakota:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  43.0 years
North Dakota median age:  36.2 years

Males: 3,051  (51.0%)
Females: 2,936  (49.0%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $21,229
County population in 2003: 5,712
Jobs in 2003: 1,288

McHenry County,ND real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 2,829
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.8%

Average household size:
McHenry County:  2.4 people
North Dakota:  2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,339 ($27,274 in 2000)
This county  $32,339
North Dakota:  $41,030

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $42,289
McHenry County  $42,289
North Dakota:  $88,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $267
Institutionalized population: 47
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in McHenry County in 2000: $557


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 19
  • Thefts: 23
  • Auto thefts: 5

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 9
  • Thefts: 16
  • Auto thefts: 4

McHenry County races chart


McHenry County, ND map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in McHenry County North Dakota:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 92.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 5.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $365 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McHenry County is $399 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $496 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $698 a month.

Cities in this county include: Velva, Towner, Drake, Granville, Anamoose, Upham, Karlsruhe, Deering, Voltaire, Balfour.

Neighboring counties: Bottineau County , McLean County , Pierce County , Renville County , Sheridan County , Ward County .


McHenry County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in McHenry County: Norfolk (A), Camp Bentley (B), David Thompson Memorial (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in McHenry County include: Saint Olaf Church (A), Deep River Church (B), Norway Lutheran Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Immanuel Church (E), Hjerdal Church (F), North Prairie Church (G), Saint Paul Church (H), Saline Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Stnenkjer Cemetery (1), Westgaard Cemetery (2), Saint Paul Cemetery (3), Zion Cemetery (4), Stenso Cemetery (5), Saint Martins Cemetery (6), Saint Johns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Erickson Lake (A), Richard, Lake (B), Long Lake (C), North Lake (D), Rock Lake (E), Paulson Lake (F), Duckshire Lake (G), Round Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Egg Creek (A), Blacktail Coulee (B), Spring Coulee (C), Spring Creek (D), Willow Creek (E), Wintering River (F), Oak Creek (G), Stink Creek (H), Little Deep Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in McHenry County include: Denbigh Experimental Forest (1), Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge (2), J Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (3), Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.4%
North Dakota:  2.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 108
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 59 (66% naturalized citizens)

McHenry County:  1.0%
Whole state:  1.9%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 5
  • 1990 to 1994: 2
  • 1985 to 1989: 3
  • 1980 to 1984: 4
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 4
  • 1965 to 1969: 39

Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.9%

McHenry County marital status for males

McHenry County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,372
  • One, attached: 20
  • Two: 20
  • 3 or 4: 69
  • 5 to 9: 58
  • 10 to 19: 45
  • 20 or more: 2
  • Mobile homes: 390
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in McHenry County with a mortgage: 411 (17 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 693


Agriculture in McHenry County
Average size of farms: 1250 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $74880
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $72.81
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: 46.03%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $64442
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.42%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.35%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $81683
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.05
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.72%
Corn for grain: 8466 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 131877 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4816 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3 harvested acres

McHenry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Dakota state average. It is 4.1 times below overall U.S. average.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Utilities (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (24%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Carpenters (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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



  • Canada (56%)
  • Other Northern Europe (14%)
  • Germany (10%)
  • France (7%)
  • Ukraine (7%)
  • Japan (3%)
  • Mexico (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in McHenry County:



  • German (45%)
  • Norwegian (34%)
  • United States or American (3%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • English (3%)
  • Swedish (2%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)

McHenry County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,700 (66%)
  • Carpooled: 306 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0%)
  • Walked: 201 (8%)
  • Other means: 4 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 356 (14%)
 

People in group quarters in McHenry County, North Dakota
  • 47 people in nursing homes
  • 12 people in other group homes
  • 4 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,351.

5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,115 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.96%
North Dakota average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.49% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($20,446 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($8,669 average AGI)
McHenry County:  1.47%
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 Ward County, ND  2.34% ($25,706 average AGI)


7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,700 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.65%
North Dakota average:  7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.45% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($18,382 average AGI)
2.21% relocated to other states ($8,318 average AGI)
McHenry County:  2.21%
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 Ward County, ND  3.11% ($25,536 average AGI)
to Burleigh County, ND  0.54% ($32,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3



Births per 1000 population in McHenry County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3



Deaths per 1000 population in McHenry County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in McHenry County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,451 (1,333 aged, 118 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%


Household type by relationship


Households: 5,923
  • In family households: 5,014 (1,504 male householders, 199 female householders)
    1,442 spouses, 1,710 children (1,592 natural, 32 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 18 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 909 (415 male householders (367 living alone)), 406 female householders (380 living alone)), 88 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 64 (47 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 868 2-persons, 309 3-persons, 303 4-persons, 178 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 747 1-person, 64 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

1,160 married couples with children.
209 single-parent households (66 men, 143 women).

94.9% of residents of McHenry County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $56,926,000 ($10111 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $933,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,009,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,282,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,558,000
Federal grants: $10,539,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,239,000 ($109,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,299,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $950,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,979,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,828,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 291
Here:  53 per 1000 residents
State:  64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 369
Here:  67 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: -383
Here:  -69 per 1000 residents
State:  -29 per 1000 residents



Population growth in McHenry County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.44 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.6
State:  4.0



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 24
  • 1995 to 1998: 90
  • 1990 to 1994: 35
  • 1980 to 1989: 261
  • 1970 to 1979: 502
  • 1960 to 1969: 314
  • 1950 to 1959: 373
  • 1940 to 1949: 282
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,102


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McHenry County, North Dakota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 10
  • 3 rooms: 59
  • 4 rooms: 180
  • 5 rooms: 450
  • 6 rooms: 483
  • 7 rooms: 363
  • 8 rooms: 245
  • 9 or more rooms: 269


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McHenry County, North Dakota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 30
  • 3 rooms: 84
  • 4 rooms: 111
  • 5 rooms: 82
  • 6 rooms: 64
  • 7 rooms: 38
  • 8 rooms: 27
  • 9 or more rooms: 31


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in McHenry County:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 87
  • 2 bedrooms: 409
  • 3 bedrooms: 961
  • 4 bedrooms: 454
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 148


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McHenry County:

  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 102
  • 2 bedrooms: 164
  • 3 bedrooms: 130
  • 4 bedrooms: 53
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 14


Cars and other vehicles available in McHenry County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 86
  • 1 vehicle: 388
  • 2 vehicles: 793
  • 3 vehicles: 516
  • 4 vehicles: 213
  • 5 or more vehicles: 63


Cars and other vehicles available in McHenry County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 67
  • 1 vehicle: 206
  • 2 vehicles: 109
  • 3 vehicles: 60
  • 4 vehicles: 22
  • 5 or more vehicles: 3

72% of McHenry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in North Dakota.

McHenry County:  72.0%
State average:  57.5%


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

  • This state: 5088
  • Northeast: 47
  • Midwest: 361
  • South: 147
  • West: 257

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,300


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 (44%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

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:  0.4%
North Dakota:  6.0%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 4
Here:  4.1%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

McHenry County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $37,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $48,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $819,000
    General - Other: $544,000
    Welfare - Other: $287,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $246,000
    Police Protection: $234,000
    Financial Administration: $146,000
    Central Staff Services: $131,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $98,000
    General Public Buildings: $73,000
    Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $56,000
    Corrections - Other: $47,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $8,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $158,000
    All Other: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $40,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $72,000
    Interest Earnings: $71,000
    Rents: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $38,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,921,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $487,000
    General Support: $187,000
    Public Welfare: $52,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,550,000
    NEC: $35,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,322,000

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