Sheridan County, North Dakota (ND)

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County population in July 2007: 1,320 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 620
Renter-occupied apartments: 111

% of renters here:	15%
State:	33%

Land area: 972 sq. mi.
Water area: 34.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Sheridan County: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (35.0%), Educational,health and social services (16.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 47%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 32%
Unpaid family work: 6%

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Races in Sheridan County, North Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
American Indian (0.5%)

Median resident age:	48.1 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 879	(51.4%)
Females: 831	(48.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,435
County population in 2003: 1,532
Jobs in 2003: 363

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Total labor force in 2004: 751
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.3%

Average household size:

Sheridan County:	2.3 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,914 ($24,450 in 1999)

This county:	$30,914
North Dakota:	$43,753

2007 median house/condo value: $43,470 ($23,900 in 2000)

Sheridan County:	$43,470
North Dakota:	$106,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $211 (lower quartile is $153, upper quartile is $335)

This county:	$211
State:	$457

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $842
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $240

Institutionalized population: 20

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

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

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 8
Thefts: 14
Auto thefts: 1

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2004 Presidential Election results in Sheridan County North Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 21.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $313 (1.1%)

Sheridan County household income distribution in 2007

Sheridan County home values distribution

Sheridan County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	21.0%
Whole state:	11.9%

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

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sheridan 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: McClusky, Goodrich, Martin.

Neighboring counties: Burleigh County , Kidder County , McHenry County , McLean County , Pierce County , Wells County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Boone Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Sheridan County include: Rosenfield Church (A), Saint Paul Church (B), Immanuel Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D), Reformed Church (E), Zion Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: West Scandia Cemetery (1), Westheim Cemetery (2), Advent Cemetery (3), Zion Cemetery (4), Saint James Cemetery (5), Saint Emanuel Cemetery (6), Denhoff Adventist Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Guyes Lake (A), North Lake (B), Ebel Lake (C), Frankhauser Lake (D), Johns Lake (E), Johnson Lake (F), Jones Lake (G), Pop Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.2%
North Dakota:	2.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 11
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (100% naturalized citizens)

Sheridan County:	1.1%
Whole state:	1.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 16

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.6%

Sheridan County marital status for males

Sheridan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 811
One, attached: 8
Two: 2
3 or 4: 9
5 to 9: 21
20 or more: 4
Mobile homes: 69

Housing units in Sheridan County with a mortgage: 82 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 249

Here:	24.8% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Agriculture in Sheridan County
Average size of farms: 1193 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $62790
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $80.44
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: 27.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $57632
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $114151
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.88%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.24
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.76%
Corn for grain: 1654 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 88573 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3530 harvested acres

Sheridan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near North Dakota state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/13/2003, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $250,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
Construction (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Health care (14%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (38%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (2%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (2%)

Most common occupations for females

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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

Canada (61%)
Russia (28%)
Mexico (11%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sheridan County:

German (72%)
Norwegian (12%)
United States or American (3%)
English (3%)
Irish (1%)
Ukrainian (1%)
German Russian (1%)

Sheridan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 380 (58%)
Carpooled: 33 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 4 (1%)
Bicycle: 4 (1%)
Walked: 73 (11%)
Worked at home: 164 (25%)

20 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $29,257.

3.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,722 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.01%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in North Dakota.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

5.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,286 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.69%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.07% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($26,143 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($6,143 average AGI)
Sheridan County: 1.63%
North Dakota average: 4.16%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Births per 1000 population in Sheridan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Sheridan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sheridan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 441 (411 aged, 30 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 209.790
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 629.370

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 69.93

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,690

In family households: 1,458 (470 male householders, 41 female householders)
458 spouses, 441 children (413 natural, 15 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 5 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 232 (110 male householders (101 living alone)), 106 female householders (102 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 20 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 289 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 23 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 203 1-person, 13 2-persons.

87.1% of residents of Sheridan County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
11.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% 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: $21,106,000 ($14299 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $43,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,486,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,470,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,621,000
Federal grants: $5,909,000
Federal procurement contracts: $99,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $519,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $36,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $362,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,007,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 43

Here:	30 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 95

Here:	66 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: -217

Here:	-152 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Sheridan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.01 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:	5.0
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 51
1970 to 1979: 144
1960 to 1969: 111
1950 to 1959: 95
1940 to 1949: 84
1939 or earlier: 403

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sheridan County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 54 5 rooms: 145 6 rooms: 124 7 rooms: 110 8 rooms: 83 9+ rooms: 74

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheridan County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 32 5 rooms: 16 6 rooms: 9 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 13 9+ rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sheridan County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 151 3 bedrooms: 245 4 bedrooms: 166 5+ bedrooms: 36

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sheridan County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 10 2 bedrooms: 49 3 bedrooms: 28 4 bedrooms: 21 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Sheridan County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 132 2 vehicles: 207 3 vehicles: 146 4 vehicles: 81 5+ vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Sheridan County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 50 2 vehicles: 24 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 3

81% of Sheridan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in North Dakota.

Sheridan County:	80.6%
State average:	57.5%

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

This state: 1486
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 110
South: 16
West: 58

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: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Electricity (15%) Coal or coke (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%) Electricity (30%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%) Utility gas (3%)

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): 0

Here:	0.0%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	33.3%
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.)

Sheridan County government finances in 2004:

Construction - Regular Highways: $130,000
Parks & Recreation: $72,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $224,000
Financial Administration: $75,000

General - Other: $71,000

Police Protection: $69,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000

Central Staff Services: $23,000

Health Services - Other: $23,000

General Public Buildings: $22,000

Water Utilities: $14,000

Corrections - Other: $8,000

Welfare - Other: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $40,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000

Rents: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $96,000
Financial Administration: $13,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000

Police Protection: $8,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,000,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $201,000
General Support: $84,000

Public Welfare: $32,000
Tax - Property: $144,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $294,000

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

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

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

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Sheridan County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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