Demographic Profile for Bottineau County, North Dakota
Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Bottineau internationally. The international migration into Bottineau totals 0.9 percent of all immigration into North Dakota. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Bottineau County, North Dakota has a population that is comprised of 96.5 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Bottineau has increased the percent of minority makeup when 0.9 percent of the total population were minorities.
Bottineau County, North Dakota had a population that was estimated at 6,741 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 7,118. The decline represents a decrease of -5.3 percent. Bottineau ranks 39 of 53 counties in terms of population growth in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,621 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Bottineau County, North Dakota to be 46.9 years old. The median age in Bottineau is greater than the median in North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 43.5 years of age. With a total of 18 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Bottineau can be described as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 20.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.
In terms of total land area, Bottineau extends a total area of 1669 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 4 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Coke, TX (4 per sq. mile ), Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Caribou, ID (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sanders, MT (4 per sq. mile ), Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Kimball, NE (4 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Bottineau County, North Dakota has a population that is comprised of 96.5 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Bottineau has increased the percent of minority makeup when 0.9 percent of the total population were minorities.
Bottineau County, North Dakota had a population that was estimated at 6,741 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 7,118. The decline represents a decrease of -5.3 percent. Bottineau ranks 39 of 53 counties in terms of population growth in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,621 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Bottineau County, North Dakota to be 46.9 years old. The median age in Bottineau is greater than the median in North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 43.5 years of age. With a total of 18 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Bottineau can be described as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 20.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.
In terms of total land area, Bottineau extends a total area of 1669 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 4 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Coke, TX (4 per sq. mile ), Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Caribou, ID (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sanders, MT (4 per sq. mile ), Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Kimball, NE (4 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
