Ward County, North Dakota


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Ward County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 58,795. Its is ; the seat was in  until.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,326 (2,056 ). 5,213 km² (2,013 sq mi) of it is land and 112 km² (43 sq mi) of it (2.11%) is water.

Much of the county is flat to rolling plains. The southern reaches of the county are dotted with numerous small lakes, water neither sloping towards the basin nor.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 58,795 people, 23,041 households, and 15,368 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (29/sq mi). There were 25,097 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.40%, 2.22% or , 2.07% , 0.82% , 0.06% , 0.73% from , and 1.70% from two or more races. 1.91% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 23,041 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 13.00% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,670, and the median income for a family was $41,342. Males had a median income of $27,980 versus $19,830 for females. The for the county was $16,926. About 7.90% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

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

Unincorporated communities

 * Aurelia - "", located south of Donnybrook
 * Drady - "ghost town" southwest of Minot
 * Foxholm - small community in the Des Lacs Valley north of Burlington
 * Gassmann - founded as the Gassmann Valley Trestle was being built, now referred to as "Trestle Valley"
 * Harrison - early sister community of Minot, later annexed into the city boundaries of Minot
 * Hartland - "ghost town", located north of Berthold
 * Lonetree - small 100 person community northwest of Des Lacs and southeast of Berthold
 * Logan - small community south of Minot and north of Sawyer in the
 * Rice Lake - small community based around Rice Lake south of Minot
 * Ruthville - small community north of Minot, created due to construction of the Minot Air Force Base
 * South Prairie - small community with a modern school, south of Minot
 * Woldorf - near Minot, annexed into the city boundaries in its early years
 * Wolseth - diminishing community, south of the border; south of

Historical s:
 * Roach
 * Ralston - very small community east of Des Lacs.