Cass County, North Dakota

Cass County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 123,138. Its is. It is the most populous county in North Dakota.

History
Cass County dates back to the days of the. It was one of the original counties defined in, and was organized on , at a meeting in Fargo. It is named in honor of a railroad executive.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,579 (1,768 ). 4,572 km² (1,765 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.15%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 123,138 people, 51,315 households, and 29,814 families residing in the county. The was 27/km² (70/sq mi). There were 53,790 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (30/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.10%, 0.81% or , 1.08% , 1.26% , 0.03% , 0.43% from , and 1.29% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 51,315 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 16.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,147, and the median income for a family was $51,469. Males had a median income of $32,216 versus $22,300 for females. The for the county was $20,889. About 5.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

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