Slope County, North Dakota

Slope County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 767, making it the fourteenth least populous county in the. The is, the second least populous county seat in the country.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,158 (1,219 ). 3,154 km² (1,218 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.10%) is water.

, the highest point in North Dakota at an elevation of 3506 ft (1062 m), is in Slope County.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 767 people, 313 households, and 222 families residing in the county. The was 0.14/km² (0.63/sq mi). There were 451 housing units at an average density of 0.24/km² (0.37/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.74%, 0.13% , and 0.13% from two or more races. 0.13% of the population were or  of any race. Slope County has the highest percentage white population of any U.S. county.

There were 313 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,667, and the median income for a family was $26,058. Males had a median income of $20,000 versus $12,115 for females. The for the county was $14,513. About 15.40% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the, including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

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