Slope County, North Dakota (ND)

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County population in July 2007: 659 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 273
Renter-occupied apartments: 40

% of renters here:	13%
State:	33%

Land area: 1218 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Slope County: 71.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (56.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 38%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 45%
Unpaid family work: 3%

Slope County, North Dakota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Slope County, North Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Median resident age:	42.5 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 413	(53.8%)
Females: 354	(46.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,622
County population in 2003: 747
Jobs in 2003: 135

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Total labor force in 2004: 451
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.9%

Average household size:

Slope County:	2.5 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,188 ($24,667 in 1999)

This county:	$31,188
North Dakota:	$43,753

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $283 (lower quartile is $275, upper quartile is $298)

This county:	$283
State:	$457

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $40,659 (it was $25,700 in 2000)

Slope County:	$40,659
North Dakota:	$106,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $15,853 - $96,238

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $67,959
Here: $67,959
State: $134,628

Mobile homes: $21,210
Here: $21,210
State: $26,643

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $757
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $176

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2004 Presidential Election results in Slope County North Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.8%)

Slope County household income distribution in 2007

Slope County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	16.9%
Whole state:	11.9%

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

This county:	7.2%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Slope 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: Marmarth, Amidon.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Billings County , Bowman County , Fallon County, Montana , Golden Valley County , Hettinger County , Stark County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Slope County: H T Ranch (A), Hayden Ranch (B), Hewson Ranch (C), Horse Creek Association Headquarters (D), J J J Ranch (E), Jacobson Ranch (F), Janikowski Ranch (G), Johnson Ranch (H), K Hafele Ranch (I), K Lorge Ranch (J), Kruger Ranch (K), L Hafele Ranch (L), L Henders Ranch (M), Lambourn Ranch (N), Last Buffalo Hunt in North Dakota Recreation Site (O), Logging Camp Ranch (P), V Strom Ranch (Q), Van Doele Ranch (R), Merz Ranch (S), Miller Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Slope County include: Cedar Church (A), Norman Church (B), Mound Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cedar Cemetery (1), Saint Paul Cemetery (2), DeSart Cemetery (3), Riverside Cemetery (4), Peaceful Valley Cemetery (5), Pierce Cemetery (6), Lebanon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: White Lake (A), Stewart Lake (B), Cedar Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Johny Creek (A), South Cedar Creek (B), Butte Creek (C), First Creek (D), North Cedar Creek (E), Bacon Creek (F), Cottonwood Creek (G), Cannonball Creek (H), Spring Coulee (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Slope County include: Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge (1), White Lake National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	1.9%
North Dakota:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 8
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Slope County:	0.3%
Whole state:	1.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 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: 2

Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.5%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 400
One, attached: 5
Mobile homes: 46

Housing units in Slope County with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 107

Here:	22.5% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 310
Total congregations: 3
Religions in Slope County - Marmarth, Amidon

Agriculture in Slope County
Average size of farms: 2944 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $78274
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $51.69
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: 58.81%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $68502
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $98048
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.94%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.88
Corn for grain: 305 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 83680 harvested acres

Slope County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below North Dakota state average. It is 1.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/29/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (67%)
Mining (8%)
Construction (6%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Truck transportation (2%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Educational services (20%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
U. S. Postal service (7%)
Health care (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (49%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
Business operations specialists (2%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (2%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (23%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

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

Austria (100%)

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

German (47%)
Norwegian (15%)
United States or American (8%)
English (7%)
Swedish (7%)
Irish (3%)
Czech (3%)

Slope County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 198 (50%)
Carpooled: 26 (7%)
Walked: 40 (10%)
Other means: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 129 (33%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,794.

5.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.76%
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

5.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.76%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

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

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Births per 1000 population in Slope County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Slope County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Slope County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 93 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 423.130

Household type by relationship

Households: 767

In family households: 669 (191 male householders, 30 female householders)
204 spouses, 223 children (223 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 98 (58 male householders (58 living alone)), 33 female householders (29 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 112 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 87 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

96.3% of residents of Slope County speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $9,465,000 ($12756 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,113,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $651,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,463,000
Federal grants: $2,072,000
Federal procurement contracts: $41,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $126,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $489,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $201,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,359,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 39

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 21

Here:	30 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: -72

Here:	-102 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Slope County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.02 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:	6.0
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 12
1980 to 1989: 42
1970 to 1979: 63
1960 to 1969: 21
1950 to 1959: 21
1940 to 1949: 37
1939 or earlier: 241

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Slope County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 44 6 rooms: 74 7 rooms: 35 8 rooms: 32 9+ rooms: 50

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Slope County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 5 5 rooms: 4 6 rooms: 23 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 3 9+ rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Slope County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 63 3 bedrooms: 107 4 bedrooms: 54 5+ bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Slope County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 7 3 bedrooms: 13 4 bedrooms: 10 5+ bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Slope County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 57 2 vehicles: 63 3 vehicles: 66 4 vehicles: 57 5+ vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Slope County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 15 2 vehicles: 15 3 vehicles: 3 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 0

78% of Slope County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in North Dakota.

Slope County:	77.8%
State average:	57.5%

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

This state: 579
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 47
South: 25
West: 114

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55.3%) Utility gas (30.0%) Electricity (8.8%) Coal or coke (1.8%) Wood (1.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.5%) Other fuel (0.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62.5%) Utility gas (22.5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15.0%)

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: 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.)

Slope County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $21,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $30,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $392,000
General - Other: $137,000

Health Services - Other: $73,000

Natural Resources - Other: $70,000

Central Staff Services: $62,000

Financial Administration: $61,000

Police Protection: $46,000

General Public Buildings: $43,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $25,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $18,000

Welfare - Other: $8,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $359,000
General Support: $20,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Welfare: $56,000
Water Utilities: $5,000

Corrections: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $95,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $190,000
General Revenue, NEC: $112,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $21,000
General - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,083,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $185,000
All Other: $15,000

General Support: $14,000

Public Welfare: $10,000

Health & Hospitals: $2,000
Tax - Property: $291,000
NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $235,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

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

Slope County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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

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