Mountrail County, North Dakota
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{{Infobox U.S. County|
|county = Mountrail County
|state = North Dakota
|seal =
|map size = 225
|founded =
|seat = [[Stanley, North Dakota|Stanley]]
|largest city = [[New Town, North Dakota|New Town]]
|area_total_sq_mi =1941
|area_land_sq_mi =1824
|area_water_sq_mi =117
|area percentage = 6.04%
|census yr = 2000
|pop = 6631
|density_km2 =1
|web =
|}}
'''Mountrail County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Dakota]]. As of [[2000]], the population is 6,631. Its [[county seat]] is [[Stanley, North Dakota|Stanley]].{{GR|6}}
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 1,941 [[square mile]]s (5,027 [[km²]]), of which, 1,824 square miles (4,724 km²) of it is land and 117 square miles (303 km²) of it (6.04%) is water.
===Townships===
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*[[Alger Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Alger]]
*[[Austin Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Austin]]
*[[Banner Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Banner]]
*[[Bicker Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Bicker]]
*[[Big Bend Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Big Bend]]
*[[Brookbank Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Brookbank]]
*[[Burke Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Burke]]
*[[Clearwater Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Clearwater]]
*[[Cottonwood Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Cottonwood]]
*[[Crane Creek Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Crane Creek]]
*[[Crowfoot Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Crowfoot]]
*[[Debing Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Debing]]
*[[Egan Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Egan]]
*[[Fertile Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Fertile]]
*[[Howie Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Howie]]
*[[Idaho Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Idaho]]
*[[James Hill Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|James Hill]]
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*[[Kickapoo Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Kickapoo]]
*[[Knife River Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Knife River]]
*[[Liberty Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Liberty]]
*[[Lostwood Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Lostwood]]
*[[Lowland Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Lowland]]
*[[Manitou Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Manitou]]
*[[McAlmond Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|McAlmond]]
*[[McGahan Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|McGahan]]
*[[Model Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Model]]
*[[Mountrail Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Mountrail]]
*[[Myrtle Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Myrtle]]
*[[Oakland Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Oakland]]
*[[Osborn Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Osborn]]
*[[Osloe Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Osloe]]
*[[Palermo Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Palermo]]
*[[Parshall Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Parshall]]
*[[Plaza Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Plaza]]
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*[[Powers Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Powers]]
*[[Powers Lake Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Powers Lake]]
*[[Purcell Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Purcell]]
*[[Rat Lake Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Rat Lake]]
*[[Redmond Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Redmond]]
*[[Ross Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Ross]]
*[[Shell Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Shell]]
*[[Sidonia Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Sidonia]]
*[[Sikes Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Sikes]]
*[[Sorkness Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Sorkness]]
*[[Spring Coulee Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Spring Coulee]]
*[[Stave Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Stave]]
*[[Van Hook Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Van Hook]]
*[[Wayzetta Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|Wayzetta]]
*[[White Earth Township, Mountrail County, North Dakota|White Earth]]
|}
===Adjacent counties===
*[[Burke County, North Dakota|Burke County]] (north)
*[[Ward County, North Dakota|Ward County]] (east)
*[[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean County]] (southeast)
*[[Dunn County, North Dakota|Dunn County]] (south)
*[[McKenzie County, North Dakota|McKenzie County]] (southwest)
*[[Williams County, North Dakota|Williams County]] (west)
===Major highways===
*[[Image:US 2.svg|20px]] [[US 2|U.S. Highway 2]]
*[[Image:North Dakota 8.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 8]]
*[[Image:North Dakota 23.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 23]]
*[[Image:North Dakota 31.png|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 31]]
*[[Image:North Dakota 1804.png|23px]] [[North Dakota Highway 1804]]
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 6,631 people, 2,560 households, and 1,753 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 3,438 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 65.99% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 29.98% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.42% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 37.1% were of [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] and 15.4% [[german people|German]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].
There were 2,560 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.80% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,098, and the median income for a family was $31,864. Males had a median income of $24,750 versus $20,844 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $13,422. About 14.00% of families and 19.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.40% of those under age 18 and 18.30% of those age 65 or over.
==Places==
===Cities===
*[[New Town, North Dakota|New Town]]
*[[Palermo, North Dakota|Palermo]]
*[[Parshall, North Dakota|Parshall]]
*[[Plaza, North Dakota|Plaza]]
*[[Ross, North Dakota|Ross]]
*[[Stanley, North Dakota|Stanley]]
*[[White Earth, North Dakota|White Earth]]
''Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.''
===Unincorporated community===
*[[Tagus, North Dakota|Tagus]] - true "[[ghost town]]", consists of one square mile directly next to the Mountrail-Ward County border.
==References==
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