McKenzie County, North Dakota

McKenzie County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 5,737. Its is. The county is named after early politician.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 7,410 (2,861 ). 7,102 km² (2,742 sq mi) of it is land and 308 km² (119 sq mi) of it (4.16%) is water. This makes it the largest county in the state in terms of total area.

The McKenzie County landscape features a wide diversity of physical features, ranging from sugarbeet fields bordering the at the northwest corner of the county to rugged badlands near the  in the south, where  and the  are located. Between the two rivers is a large area of prairie, ranging from gentle rolling terrain to rocky, rugged pastures. The southeast corner of the county, bordering on the Little Missouri badlands of neighboring, is abundant in wildlife, groves, and  groves, interspersed in places with  on the north-facing slopes of the badlands.

Adjacent counties

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 * and (southwest)
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Major highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,737 people, 2,151 households, and 1,548 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 2,719 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 77.36%, 0.07% or , 21.18% , 0.05% , 0.02% , 0.14% from , and 1.19% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,151 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.60% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,342, and the median income for a family was $34,091. Males had a median income of $26,351 versus $20,147 for females. The for the county was $14,732. About 13.70% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the, including 22.10% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

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