Billings County, North Dakota
Billings County | |
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Coordinates:47°02′N103°22′W/ 47.04°N 103.37°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
Founded | February 10, 1879 (created) May 4, 1886 (organized) |
Named for | Frederick H. Billings |
Seat | Medora |
Largest city | Medora |
Area | |
• Total | 1,153 sq mi (2,990 km2) |
• Land | 1,149 sq mi (2,980 km2) |
• Water | 4.6 sq mi (12 km2) 0.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 945 |
• Estimate (2022) | 1,018 |
• Density | 0.82/sq mi (0.32/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7(Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6(MDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Website | www |
Billings Countyis acountyin theU.S. stateofNorth Dakota.As of the2020 census,the population was 945,[1]making it the second-least populous county in North Dakota. Itscounty seatand only incorporated place isMedora.[2]
TheTerritorial legislatureauthorized Billings County on February 10, 1879, naming it forNorthern Pacific RailwaypresidentFrederick H. Billings.It was organized on May 4, 1886. The original county boundary was significantly altered since its creation, by actions in 1883, 1885, 1887, 1896, 1901 and 1904. Its most significant alterations came in 1907 (Bowman Countypartitioned off), 1912 (Golden Valley Countypartitioned off), and 1914 (Slope Countypartitioned off).[3][4]
Geography
[edit]TheLittle Missouri Riverflows northward through the western portion of the county. Bullion Creek flows eastward into the southwestern corner of the county to discharge into the Little Missouri River.
Billings County terrain consists of rugged semi-arid hills in its western portion, giving way to more level ground in the east.[5]The terrain slopes to the east and south, with its highest terrain along its west boundary line, at 2,523 ft (769 m) ASL.[6]
Billings County has a total area of 1,153 square miles (2,990 km2), of which 1,149 square miles (2,980 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (0.4%) is water.[7]The South Unit ofTheodore Roosevelt National Parklies in the central part of the county, just north of Medora.
Major highways
[edit]Adjacent counties
[edit]- McKenzie County– north
- Dunn County– northeast
- Stark County– east
- Slope County– south
- Golden Valley County– west
Protected areas
[edit]- Little Missouri National Grassland(part)
- Sully Creek State Park
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park(South Unit)[8]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 1,323 | — | |
1890 | 170 | −87.2% | |
1900 | 975 | 473.5% | |
1910 | 10,186 | 944.7% | |
1920 | 3,126 | −69.3% | |
1930 | 3,140 | 0.4% | |
1940 | 2,531 | −19.4% | |
1950 | 1,777 | −29.8% | |
1960 | 1,513 | −14.9% | |
1970 | 1,198 | −20.8% | |
1980 | 1,138 | −5.0% | |
1990 | 1,108 | −2.6% | |
2000 | 888 | −19.9% | |
2010 | 783 | −11.8% | |
2020 | 945 | 20.7% | |
2022 (est.) | 1,018 | [9] | 7.7% |
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11]1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13]2010-2020[1] [a] |
2020 census
[edit]As of thecensusof 2020, there were 945 people.
2010 census
[edit]As of thecensusof 2010, there were 783 people, 358 households, and 223 families in the county. The population density was 0.7 inhabitants per square mile (0.27/km2). There were 484 housing units at an average density of 0.4 units per square mile (0.15/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.6% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 40.6% wereGerman,19.1% wereUkrainian,17.7% wereNorwegian,9.3% wereIrish,7.4% wereRussian,5.0% wereEnglish,and 0.9% wereAmerican.
Of the 358 households, 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 1.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.7% were non-families, and 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.72. The median age was 48.6 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $51,923 and the median income for a family was $61,250. Males had a median income of $46,806 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,666. About 6.8% of families and 8.3% of the population were below thepoverty line,including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade
[edit]Politics
[edit]Billings County voters have been traditionally Republican. In each of the last five elections (as of 2020) the Republican candidate has received over seventy percent of the county's vote.[14]However, it has some third party or independent interest. Billings county gaveRoss Perotover twenty percent of the vote in his 1992 and 1996 campaigns.[15][16]It gavePat Buchananapproximately six percent when he ran as theReform Party's candidate in 2000.[17]
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 541 | 85.20% | 72 | 11.34% | 22 | 3.46% |
2016 | 495 | 81.82% | 59 | 9.75% | 51 | 8.43% |
2012 | 472 | 81.66% | 89 | 15.40% | 17 | 2.94% |
2008 | 375 | 75.15% | 114 | 22.85% | 10 | 2.00% |
2004 | 449 | 79.61% | 99 | 17.55% | 16 | 2.84% |
2000 | 394 | 75.05% | 82 | 15.62% | 49 | 9.33% |
1996 | 281 | 55.42% | 116 | 22.88% | 110 | 21.70% |
1992 | 279 | 41.15% | 123 | 18.14% | 276 | 40.71% |
1988 | 437 | 66.31% | 211 | 32.02% | 11 | 1.67% |
1984 | 505 | 77.34% | 133 | 20.37% | 15 | 2.30% |
1980 | 524 | 76.05% | 122 | 17.71% | 43 | 6.24% |
1976 | 351 | 51.32% | 285 | 41.67% | 48 | 7.02% |
1972 | 509 | 69.82% | 192 | 26.34% | 28 | 3.84% |
1968 | 395 | 61.91% | 174 | 27.27% | 69 | 10.82% |
1964 | 340 | 49.42% | 348 | 50.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 368 | 47.92% | 400 | 52.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 437 | 63.43% | 248 | 35.99% | 4 | 0.58% |
1952 | 674 | 82.00% | 143 | 17.40% | 5 | 0.61% |
1948 | 372 | 50.54% | 311 | 42.26% | 53 | 7.20% |
1944 | 354 | 62.54% | 209 | 36.93% | 3 | 0.53% |
1940 | 663 | 62.08% | 404 | 37.83% | 1 | 0.09% |
1936 | 329 | 26.70% | 729 | 59.17% | 174 | 14.12% |
1932 | 295 | 27.34% | 760 | 70.44% | 24 | 2.22% |
1928 | 458 | 52.22% | 412 | 46.98% | 7 | 0.80% |
1924 | 421 | 48.34% | 32 | 3.67% | 418 | 47.99% |
1920 | 787 | 91.51% | 61 | 7.09% | 12 | 1.40% |
1916 | 306 | 49.12% | 276 | 44.30% | 41 | 6.58% |
1912 | 671 | 35.33% | 547 | 28.80% | 681 | 35.86% |
1908 | 768 | 73.70% | 236 | 22.65% | 38 | 3.65% |
1904 | 256 | 85.05% | 37 | 12.29% | 8 | 2.66% |
1900 | 158 | 74.18% | 51 | 23.94% | 4 | 1.88% |
Recreation
[edit]TheBully Pulpit Golf Courseis located three miles south ofMedoraand theMaah Daah Hey Trailsingle track non-motorized trail starts 30 miles south ofMedora.
Communities
[edit]City
[edit]- Medora(county seat)
Unorganized Territories
[edit]There are no townships in Billings County, but theUnited States Census Bureaudivides the county into twounorganized territories:
- North Billings,which consists of all of the county north ofI-94,had a population of 566 at the2020 census.[19]
- South Billings,which consists of all of the county south of I-94 outside Medora, had a population of 258 at the 2020 Census.[20]
Unincorporated communities
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^The total for 1910 includes populations (8,009) of townships taken to formGolden Valleyin 1912, andSlope Countiesin 1915.
References
[edit]- ^ab"State & County QuickFacts".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedApril 4,2023.
- ^"Find a County".National Association of Counties. Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2011.RetrievedJune 7,2011.
- ^"County History".Official Portal for North Dakota State Government. Archived fromthe originalon February 2, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
- ^"ND County History/Billings County (accessed February 14, 2019)".Archived fromthe originalon May 8, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
- ^Billings County NDGoogle Maps (accessed February 14, 2019)
- ^""Find an Altitude" Billings County ND - Google Maps (accessed February 14, 2019) ".Archived fromthe originalon May 21, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
- ^"2010 Census Gazetteer Files".United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon January 29, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
- ^Natl Park Srvc/TRNP/South Unit Map (accessed February 14, 2019)
- ^"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022".RetrievedApril 4,2023.
- ^"U.S. Decennial Census".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
- ^"Historical Census Browser".University of Virginia Library.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
- ^Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995)."Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
- ^"Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000"(PDF).United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001.Archived(PDF)from the original on March 27, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
- ^"President Map - Election Results 2008".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 27,2024.
- ^David Leip's Presidential Election Atlas - 1992 statistics
- ^David Leip's Presidential Election Atlas - 1996 statistics
- ^David Leip's Presidential Election Atlas - 2000 statistics
- ^Leip, David."Atlas of US Presidential Elections".uselectionatlas.org.RetrievedApril 12,2018.
- ^"Explore Census Data".data.census.gov.RetrievedFebruary 5,2021.
- ^"Explore Census Data".data.census.gov.RetrievedFebruary 5,2021.
External links
[edit]- Billings County map,North Dakota DOT