Foster County, North Dakota

Foster County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 3,759. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,675 (647 ). 1,645 km² (635 sq mi) of it is land and 30 km² (12 sq mi) of it (1.78%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 52.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 281.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:North Dakota 9.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:North Dakota 20.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:North Dakota 200.png|23px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,759 people, 1,540 households, and 1,031 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (6/sq mi). There were 1,793 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.02%, 0.13% or , 0.43% , 0.05% from , and 0.37% from two or more races. 0.19% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,540 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 30.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 21.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,019, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $31,442 versus $19,750 for females. The for the county was $17,928. About 7.60% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 12.40% of those age 65 or over.

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