Billings County, North Dakota

Billings County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 888. Its is.

The authorized Billings County in, naming it for railroad executive. It was organized seven years later, on, , at a meeting in Medora. The county's area was later reduced by erecting new counties: in 1912 and  in 1915.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,987 (1,153 ). 2,982 km² (1,151 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.17%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-94.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 85.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 888 people, 366 households, and 255 families residing in the county. The was 0.31/km² (0.79/sq mi). There were 529 housing units at an average density of 0.18/km² (0.45/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.76%, 0.11% , 0.11% , 0.11% from , and 0.90% from two or more races. 0.34% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 366 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 112.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,667, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $21,000 for females. The for the county was $16,186. About 10.7% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

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

Other

 * The is located three miles south of Medora.