Demographic Profile for Slope County, North Dakota
Slope County, North Dakota had a total estimated population of 709 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 758. The decline shows a decrease of -6.5 percent. Slope ranks 8 of 53 counties by growth in total population in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,013 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Slope internationally. The migration from outside the US into Slope totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Dakota. This level of international migration can be considered very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
By measuring total land area, Slope extends a total area of 1218 square miles. The county has a very low density of 1 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).
Slope County, North Dakota has a population that is comprised of 99.9 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 0 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 0.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Slope has decreased the level of diversity when 0.1 percent of the total population were minorities.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Slope County, North Dakota to be 46.0 years of age. The median age in Slope is greater than the median in North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 42.5 years old. With a total of 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Slope can be described as having a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 64.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Slope internationally. The migration from outside the US into Slope totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Dakota. This level of international migration can be considered very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
By measuring total land area, Slope extends a total area of 1218 square miles. The county has a very low density of 1 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).
Slope County, North Dakota has a population that is comprised of 99.9 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 0 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 0.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Slope has decreased the level of diversity when 0.1 percent of the total population were minorities.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Slope County, North Dakota to be 46.0 years of age. The median age in Slope is greater than the median in North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 42.5 years old. With a total of 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Slope can be described as having a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 64.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
