Demographic Profile for LaMoure County, North Dakota
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in LaMoure County, North Dakota to be 47.6 years of age. The median in LaMoure is greater than the median age in North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 43.5 years of age. With 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, LaMoure can be understood as being made up of a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 56.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 24.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.
LaMoure County, North Dakota had a population of 4,384 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 4,680. The decline shows a decrease of -6.3 percent. LaMoure ranks 35 of 53 counties when analyzing total population change in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,503 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
In terms of total land area, LaMoure encompasses a total area of 1147 square miles. The county has a very low average population 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 ).
LaMoure County, North Dakota has a population that is comprised of 99 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.7 percent minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, LaMoure has stayed the same the percent of minority makeup when 0.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
From 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to LaMoure from another country. The international migration into LaMoure accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of North Dakota. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
LaMoure County, North Dakota had a population of 4,384 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 4,680. The decline shows a decrease of -6.3 percent. LaMoure ranks 35 of 53 counties when analyzing total population change in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,503 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
In terms of total land area, LaMoure encompasses a total area of 1147 square miles. The county has a very low average population 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 ).
LaMoure County, North Dakota has a population that is comprised of 99 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.7 percent minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, LaMoure has stayed the same the percent of minority makeup when 0.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
From 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to LaMoure from another country. The international migration into LaMoure accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of North Dakota. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
