Hettinger County, North Dakota

Hettinger County is a located in the  of. As of, the population was 2,715. Its is. The city of is in nearby.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,936 (1,134 ). 2,933 km² (1,132 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.13%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Major highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,715 people, 1,152 households, and 778 families residing in the county. The was 0.9/km² (2.4/sq mi). There were 1,419 housing units at an average density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.93%, 0.15% or , 0.37% , 0.07% , 0.07% , 0.04% from , and 0.37% from two or more races. 0.22% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,152 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,209, and the median income for a family was $34,668. Males had a median income of $23,201 versus $16,917 for females. The for the county was $15,555. About 12.1% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

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