Bottineau County, North Dakota

Bottineau County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 7,149. Its is.

The identified Bottineau as one of the original counties of the territory in  but it wasn't organized until,  at a meeting in. It is named for Pierre Bottineau (c.1814-1895), a pioneer, hunter, and trapper who became a successful land speculator.

Bottineau is well known for its winter park,, and.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,397 (1,698 ). 4,322 km² (1,669 sq mi) of it is land and 76 km² (29 sq mi) of it (1.72%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Major highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,149 people, 2,962 households, and 1,954 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (4/sq mi). There were 4,409 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.22%, 0.22% or , 1.45% , 0.18% , 0.01% , 0.11% from , and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.49% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,962 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were living together, 4.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 31.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.40% 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 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.20% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,853, and the median income for a family was $37,701. Males had a median income of $26,728 versus $18,948 for females. The for the county was $16,227. About 7.50% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.

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