Traill County, North Dakota (ND)

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County population in July 2007: 8,069 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,420
Renter-occupied apartments: 921

% of renters here:	28%
State:	33%

Land area: 862 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.9%

2008 cost of living index in Traill County: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.4%), Retail trade (10.0%), Manufacturing (10.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Traill County, North Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Other race (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	39.0 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 4,255	(50.2%)
Females: 4,222	(49.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,016
County population in 2003: 8,294
Jobs in 2003: 3,468

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,228
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.7%

Average household size:

Traill County:	2.4 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,399 ($37,445 in 2000)

This county	$44,399
North Dakota:	$41,030

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,833

Traill County	$77,833
North Dakota:	$88,600

Median monthly rent in 2000: $344
Institutionalized population: 196
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Traill County in 2000: $713

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 16
Auto thefts: 6

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 12
Thefts: 12
Auto thefts: 7

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2004 Presidential Election results in Traill County North Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $890 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Traill 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: Mayville, Hillsboro, Hatton, Portland, Buxton, Reynolds, Galesburg, Clifford.

Neighboring counties: Cass County , Grand Forks County , Steele County , Norman County, Minnesota , Polk County, Minnesota .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Traill County: Morgan Town Hall (A), Herberg Town Hall (B), Wold Town Hall (C), Hillsboro Town Hall (D), Norway Town Hall (E), Stavanger Town Hall (F), Bloomfield Town Hall (G), Eldorado Town Hall (H), Buxton Town Hall (I), Roseville Town Hall (J), Ervin Town Hall (K), Elm River Town Hall (L), Bingham Town Hall (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Traill County include: Aal Church (A), Bethany Church (B), Norway Church (C), Highland Church (D), Saint Olaf Church (E), Salem Church (F), Ringsaker Church (G), Stordahl Church (H), Trinity Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: West Immanuel Cemetery (1), Reeves Cemetery (2), Arnegard Cemetery (3), Clifford Cemetery (4), Asheim Cemetery (5), Saint Johns Cemetery (6), Aurdal Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Grandin Lake (A), Wold Slough (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers: South Branch Goose River (A), Middle Branch Goose River (B), Elm River (C), North Branch Goose River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.8%
North Dakota:	2.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 670
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 117 (47% naturalized citizens)

Traill County:	1.4%
Whole state:	1.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 29 1990 to 1994: 17 1985 to 1989: 15 1980 to 1984: 23 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 18

Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.7%

Traill County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,794
One, attached: 39
Two: 80
3 or 4: 236
5 to 9: 135
10 to 19: 177
20 or more: 48
Mobile homes: 199

Housing units in Traill County with a mortgage: 933 (41 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 875

Agriculture in Traill County
Average size of farms: 1240 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $236444
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $208.18
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $207534
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $275874
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 50 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.78
Corn for grain: 63890 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 128920 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 186524 harvested acres

Traill County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above North Dakota state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (10%)
Food (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (19%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Mexico (33%)
Canada (15%)
Other Northern Europe (12%)
Philippines (11%)
Germany (4%)
Bolivia (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Traill County:

Norwegian (59%)
German (21%)
Irish (3%)
United States or American (2%)
Swedish (2%)
English (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Traill County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,979 (76%)
Carpooled: 402 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 28 (1%)
Walked: 283 (7%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 187 (5%)

233 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
196 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,578.

6.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,882 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.07% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($26,190 average AGI)
2.28% relocated from other states ($12,697 average AGI)
Traill County: 2.28%
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 Grand Forks County, ND	1.72% ($30,755 average AGI)
from Cass County, ND	1.14% ($41,400)

8.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,758 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.77%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.54% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($20,065 average AGI)
3.23% relocated to other states ($12,693 average AGI)
Traill County: 3.23%
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	2.44% ($34,221 average AGI)
to Grand Forks County, ND	1.62% ($27,510)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Births per 1000 population in Traill County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Traill County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 18.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Traill County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,631 (1,542 aged, 89 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 23.91
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6072.200
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1111.640
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 23738.94

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1093.620
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1490.210
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 48.07

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35.11
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 60.09

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,050

In family households: 6,761 (1,929 male householders, 315 female householders)
1,920 spouses, 2,396 children (2,216 natural, 62 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 33 other relatives, 101 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,289 (556 male householders (444 living alone)), 562 female householders (530 living alone)), 171 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 427 (139 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,070 2-persons, 437 3-persons, 429 4-persons, 220 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 974 1-person, 116 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

94.9% of residents of Traill County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $67,553,000 ($8075 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,979,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,092,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,885,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,355,000
Federal grants: $9,818,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,304,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,098,000 ($728,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,983,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,904,000
Federal Government insurance: $93,481,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 437

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 578

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -12

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Traill County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.00 millions of gallons per day (62% from ground, 38% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 46
1995 to 1998: 112
1990 to 1994: 89
1980 to 1989: 299
1970 to 1979: 788
1960 to 1969: 408
1950 to 1959: 402
1940 to 1949: 259
1939 or earlier: 1,305

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Traill County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 30 4 rooms: 182 5 rooms: 448 6 rooms: 493 7 rooms: 430 8 rooms: 329 9+ rooms: 498

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Traill County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 63 3 rooms: 198 4 rooms: 273 5 rooms: 123 6 rooms: 101 7 rooms: 68 8 rooms: 35 9+ rooms: 46

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Traill County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 522 3 bedrooms: 1,088 4 bedrooms: 614 5+ bedrooms: 159

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Traill County:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 227 2 bedrooms: 398 3 bedrooms: 200 4 bedrooms: 65 5+ bedrooms: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Traill County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 63 1 vehicle: 521 2 vehicles: 1,018 3 vehicles: 540 4 vehicles: 208 5+ vehicles: 70

Cars and other vehicles available in Traill County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 113 1 vehicle: 440 2 vehicles: 287 3 vehicles: 42 4 vehicles: 35 5+ vehicles: 4

61% of Traill 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.

Traill County:	61.4%
State average:	57.5%

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

This state: 6524
Northeast: 72
Midwest: 1323
South: 125
West: 286

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (35%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Utility gas (1%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	1.6%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	0.9%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	1.6%
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.)

Traill County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $376,000
Charges - All Other: $398,000
Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $1,146,000
General: $174,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $934,000
Welfare - Other: $693,000

Natural Resources - Other: $385,000

Police Protection: $361,000

General Public Buildings: $342,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $245,000

Corrections - Other: $242,000

Financial Administration: $232,000

Health Services - Other: $213,000

Central Staff Services: $174,000

Parks & Recreation: $64,000
General - Interest on Debt: $95,000
Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $894,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,592,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,595,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,010,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $177,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $372,000
General Revenue, NEC: $290,000

Interest Earnings: $254,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,699,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $428,000
All Other: $356,000

Public Welfare: $328,000

General Support: $314,000

Health & Hospitals: $73,000
Tax - Property: $2,595,000
NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,739,000

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)

Traill County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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)