Steele County, North Dakota (ND)

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County population in July 2007: 1,840 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 710
Renter-occupied apartments: 213

% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

Land area: 712 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Steele County: 70.7 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.7%), Educational,health and social services (20.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 62%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 23%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Steele County, North Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	41.4 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 1,168	(51.7%)
Females: 1,090	(48.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,374
County population in 2003: 2,080
Jobs in 2003: 634

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Steele County,ND real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 1,217
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.3%

Average household size:

Steele County:	2.5 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,210 ($35,757 in 1999)

This county:	$45,210
North Dakota:	$43,753

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $259 (lower quartile is $205, upper quartile is $319)

This county:	$259
State:	$457

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $62,966 (it was $39,800 in 2000)

Steele County:	$62,966
North Dakota:	$106,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $26,953 - $110,461

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $85,201
Here: $85,201
State: $134,628

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

In 2-unit structures: $30,246
Here: $30,246
State: $128,573

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,124
Here: $67,124
State: $101,453

Mobile homes: $35,703
Here: $35,703
State: $26,643

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500
Here: $37,500
State: $51,019

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,003
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $263

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2004 Presidential Election results in Steele County North Dakota:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 50.8%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 48.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $447 (1.1%)

Steele County household income distribution in 2007

Steele County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	11.9%

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

This county:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Steele County is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $741 a month.

Cities in this county include: Finley, Hope, Sharon, Luverne.

Neighboring counties: Barnes County , Cass County , Grand Forks County , Griggs County , Nelson County , Traill County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Steele County: Hill and Dale Golf Club (A), Hope Golf Club (B), Enger Town Hall (C), Broadlawn Town Hall (D), Golden Lake Town Hall (E), Hugo Town Hall (F), Edendale Town Hall (G), Beaver Creek Town Hall (H), Riverside Town Hall (I), Newburgh Town Hall (J), Sherbrooke Town Hall (K), Westfield Town Hall (L), Primrose Town Hall (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Steele County include: Beaver Creek Church (A), Bethany Church (B), Saint Petri Church (C), Hofva Church (D), Perry Church (E), Ostervold Church (F), Goose River Church (G), Sheyenne Valley Church (H), Bang Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Westfield Cemetery (1), Stavens Memorial Cemetery (2), Zoar Cemetery (3), Peterson Cemetery (4), Bethel Cemetery (5), Ebenezer Cemetery (6), Silent Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: North Golden Lake (A), Stony Lake (B), Tobiason, Lake (C), Lone Tree Lake (D), Golden Lake (E), Golden Rush Lake (F), Willow Lake (G), Lynch Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Parks in Steele County include: Golden Lake State Wildlife Management Area (1), Farmers Union Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	2.6%
North Dakota:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 59
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (57% naturalized citizens)

Steele 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: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.6%

Steele County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 990
One, attached: 7
Two: 8
3 or 4: 34
5 to 9: 20
10 to 19: 19
Mobile homes: 151
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Steele County with a mortgage: 171 (2 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 284

Here:	37.6% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 2,329
Total congregations: 21

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Other
Adherents	1,758 (75.5%)	294 (12.6%)	84 (3.6%)	69 (3.0%)	124 (5.3%)
Congregations	13 (61.9%)	2 (9.5%)	1 (4.8%)	2 (9.5%)	3 (14.3%)

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

Religions in Steele County - Finley, Hope, Sharon, Luverne

Agriculture in Steele County
Average size of farms: 1261 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $164148
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $157.09
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: 3.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $139009
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.06%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.86%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $183704
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.70
Corn for grain: 26911 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 110128 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 101755 harvested acres

Steele County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above North Dakota state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/21/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
Construction (9%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Educational services (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (26%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

France (29%)
Guatemala (29%)
Canada (29%)

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

Norwegian (61%)
German (16%)
English (3%)
Swedish (3%)
Irish (3%)
United States or American (2%)
Danish (2%)

Steele County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 750 (71%)
Carpooled: 68 (6%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 95 (9%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 135 (13%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,224.

4.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.15%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.39% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($17,424 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($10,939 average AGI)
Steele County: 1.76%
North Dakota average: 3.54%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.33% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($34,750 average AGI)
2.42% relocated to other states ($8,094 average AGI)
Steele County: 2.42%
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

2.42% ($26,350 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Births per 1000 population in Steele County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Steele County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 33.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Steele County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 418 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 597.910
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1494.770

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 44.19

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,258

In family households: 1,941 (580 male householders, 59 female householders)
589 spouses, 670 children (627 natural, 9 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 4 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 317 (174 male householders (155 living alone)), 112 female householders (108 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 336 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 263 1-person, 19 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

96.5% of residents of Steele County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $26,478,000 ($12841 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $194,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,968,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,291,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,575,000
Federal grants: $1,836,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,023,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $786,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $452,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $950,000
Federal Government insurance: $51,049,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 67

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

Deaths: 110

Here:	55 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: -197

Here:	-98 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Steele County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.8
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 20
1980 to 1989: 87
1970 to 1979: 251
1960 to 1969: 158
1950 to 1959: 136
1940 to 1949: 65
1939 or earlier: 485

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Steele County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 32 5 rooms: 119 6 rooms: 150 7 rooms: 139 8 rooms: 97 9+ rooms: 158

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Steele County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 27 5 rooms: 34 6 rooms: 25 7 rooms: 32 8 rooms: 30 9+ rooms: 27

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Steele County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 10 2 bedrooms: 132 3 bedrooms: 309 4 bedrooms: 184 5+ bedrooms: 73

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Steele County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 70 3 bedrooms: 70 4 bedrooms: 39 5+ bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Steele County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 123 2 vehicles: 332 3 vehicles: 152 4 vehicles: 59 5+ vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Steele County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 85 2 vehicles: 66 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 16 5+ vehicles: 4

72% of Steele County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in North Dakota.

Steele County:	71.9%
State average:	57.5%

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

This state: 1927
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 198
South: 34
West: 68

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (41.7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31.8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (39.9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20.2%) Utility gas (0.9%) Other fuel (0.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	0.7%
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: 7

Here:	15.9%
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.)

Steele County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $137,000
Charges - All Other: $193,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $850,000
Welfare - Other: $234,000

Financial Administration: $158,000

Police Protection: $144,000

Central Staff Services: $142,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $139,000

General Public Buildings: $132,000

Natural Resources - Other: $111,000

Health Services - Other: $48,000

General - Other: $45,000

Parks & Recreation: $38,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $80,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $821,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $612,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $130,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $159,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $154,000
General Revenue, NEC: $153,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $166,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,781,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $163,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $455,000
General Support: $156,000

All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $1,087,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,020,000

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)

Steele 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)

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