Bowman County, North Dakota

Bowman County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 3,242. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,022 (1,167 ). 3,010 km² (1,162 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.42%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Major highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,242 people, 1,358 households, and 890 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (3/sq mi). There were 1,596 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.98%, 0.03% or , 0.15% , 0.03% , 0.15% from , and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,358 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 4.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 31.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.20% 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 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,906, and the median income for a family was $39,485. Males had a median income of $28,682 versus $17,992 for females. The for the county was $17,662. About 5.90% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

USS Bowman County
The U.S. Navy ship (LST-391), a tank landing ship in World War II, was named after this county.

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