Richland County, North Dakota 93173 214906843 2008-05-25T21:04:11Z SieBot 4005189 robot Adding: [[nds:Richland County (Noord-Dakota)]] <div style="float:right;width:280px;"> {{Infobox U.S. County| |county = Richland County |state = North Dakota |seal = |map size = 225 |founded = |seat = [[Wahpeton, North Dakota|Wahpeton]] |largest city = Wahpeton |area_total_sq_mi =1446 |area_land_sq_mi =1437 |area_water_sq_mi =9 |area percentage = 0.62% |census yr = 2000 |pop = 17998 |density_km2 =5 |web = www.mylocalgov.com/richlandcountynd/ |}} [[Image:Richland County Courthouse Wahpeton.jpg|thumb|260px|The Richland County Courthouse in [[Wahpeton, North Dakota|Wahpeton]] in 2007]] </div> '''Richland County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Dakota]]. As of [[2000]], the population is 17,998. Its [[county seat]] is [[Wahpeton, North Dakota|Wahpeton]].{{GR|6}} ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 1,446&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (3,744&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 1,437&nbsp;square miles (3,721&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 9&nbsp;square miles (23&nbsp;km²) of it (0.62%) is water. ===Townships=== {| |----- valign="top" | *[[Abercrombie Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Abercrombie]] *[[Antelope Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Antelope]] *[[Barney Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Barney]] *[[Barrie Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Barrie]] *[[Belford Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Belford]] *[[Brandenburg Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Brandenburg]] *[[Brightwood Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Brightwood]] *[[Center Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Center]] *[[Colfax Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Colfax]] *[[Danton Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Danton]] *[[Devillo Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Devillo]] *[[Dexter Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Dexter]] | *[[Duerr Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Duerr]] *[[Dwight Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Dwight]] *[[Eagle Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Eagle]] *[[Elma Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Elma]] *[[Fairmount Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Fairmount]] *[[Freeman Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Freeman]] *[[Garborg Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Garborg]] *[[Grant Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Grant]] *[[Greendale Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Greendale]] *[[Helendale Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Helendale]] *[[Homestead Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Homestead]] *[[Ibsen Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Ibsen]] | *[[LaMars Township, Richland County, North Dakota|LaMars]] *[[Liberty Grove Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Liberty Grove]] *[[Mooreton Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Mooreton]] *[[Moran Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Moran]] *[[Nansen Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Nansen]] *[[Sheyenne Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Sheyenne]] *[[Summit Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Summit]] *[[Viking Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Viking]] *[[Walcott Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Walcott]] *[[Waldo Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Waldo]] *[[West End Township, Richland County, North Dakota|West End]] *[[Wyndmere Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Wyndmere]] |} ===Major highways=== {| | *[[Image:I-29.svg|23px]] [[Interstate 29]] | *[[Image:North Dakota 11.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 11]] *[[Image:North Dakota 13.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 13]] *[[Image:North Dakota 18.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 18]] | *[[Image:North Dakota 27.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 27]] *[[Image:North Dakota 46.png|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 46]] *[[Image:North Dakota 127.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 127]] |} ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Cass County, North Dakota|Cass County]] (north) *[[Wilkin County, Minnesota]] (east) *[[Traverse County, Minnesota]] (southeast) *[[Roberts County, South Dakota]] (south) *[[Sargent County, North Dakota|Sargent County]] and [[Ransom County, North Dakota|Ransom County]] (west) ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 17,998 people, 6,885 households, and 4,427 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 12 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 7,575 housing units at an average density of 5 per square&nbsp;mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.83% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.34% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.66% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 46.5% were of [[german people|German]] and 26.9% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. There were 6,885 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.06. In the county the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 14.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males. The median income for a household in the county was $36,098, and the median income for a family was $45,484. Males had a median income of $30,829 versus $20,310 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,339. About 6.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Places== ===Cities=== *[[Abercrombie, North Dakota|Abercrombie]] *[[Barney, North Dakota|Barney]] *[[Christine, North Dakota|Christine]] *[[Colfax, North Dakota|Colfax]] *[[Dwight, North Dakota|Dwight]] *[[Fairmount, North Dakota|Fairmount]] *[[Great Bend, North Dakota|Great Bend]] *[[Hankinson, North Dakota|Hankinson]] *[[Lidgerwood, North Dakota|Lidgerwood]] *[[Mantador, North Dakota|Mantador]] *[[Mooreton, North Dakota|Mooreton]] *[[Wahpeton, North Dakota|Wahpeton]] *[[Walcott, North Dakota|Walcott]] *[[Wyndmere, North Dakota|Wyndmere]] ''Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.'' ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.mylocalgov.com/richlandcountynd/ MyLocalGov.com: Richland County, North Dakota] {{Richland County, North Dakota}} {{North Dakota}} {{coord|46.27|-96.95|display=title|type:adm2_region:US-ND_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:North Dakota counties]] [[Category:Richland County, North Dakota| ]] [[ar:مقاطعة ريتشلاند، داكوتا الشمالية]] [[de:Richland County (North Dakota)]] [[fr:Comté de Richland (Dakota du Nord)]] [[bpy:রিচল্যান্ড কাউন্টি, নর্থ ডাকোটা]] [[it:Contea di Richland (Dakota del Nord)]] [[nl:Richland County (North Dakota)]] [[no:Richland County i Nord-Dakota]] [[nds:Richland County (Noord-Dakota)]] [[pl:Hrabstwo Richland (Dakota Północna)]] [[pt:Condado de Richland (Dakota do Norte)]] [[zh:里奇蘭縣 (北達科他州)]]