McLean County, North Dakota

McLean County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 9,311. Its is. The county was created by the 1883 territorial legislature and organized on November 1, 1883. It was named for John A. McLean, a prominent citizen and the first mayor of Bismarck, North Dakota. Washburn became the county seat in 1883.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,030 (2,328 ). 5,465 km² (2,110 sq mi) of it is land and 565 km² (218 sq mi) of it (9.37%) is water.

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Major highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,311 people, 3,815 households, and 2,712 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 5,264 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.52%, 0.02% or , 5.95% , 0.12% , 0.01% , 0.19% from , and 1.18% from two or more races. 0.87% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,815 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.30% were living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 27.90% from 45 to 64, and 20.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,337, and the median income for a family was $39,604. Males had a median income of $32,376 versus $18,224 for females. The for the county was $16,220. About 10.40% of families and 13.50% of the population were below the, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities
Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.