WELLS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

'Wells County' is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 5,102. Its county seat is Fessenden⁶. The center of population of North Dakota is located in Wells County, in the city of Cathay [1].

Contents

Geography

Townships

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Places

Cities

External link

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,343 km² (1,291 mi²). 3,293 km² (1,271 mi²) of it is land and 50 km² (19 mi²) of it (1.50%) is water.

Townships

★ Berlin ★ Bilodeau ★ Bremen ★ Bull Moose ★ Cathay ★ Chaseley ★ Crystal Lake ★ Delger ★ Fairville ★ Forward ★ Fram ★ Germantown

★ Haaland ★ Hamburg ★ Hawksnest ★ Heimdal ★ Hillsdale ★ Johnson ★ Lynn ★ Manfred ★ Norway Lake ★ Oshkosh ★ Pony Gulch ★ Progress

★ Rusland ★ Saint Anna ★ Silver Lake ★ South Cottonwood ★ Speedwell ★ Sykeston ★ Valhalla ★ Wells ★ West Norway ★ West Ontario ★ Western ★ Woodward

Major highways

★ U.S. Highway 52

★ North Dakota Highway 3 ★ North Dakota Highway 15 ★ North Dakota Highway 30 ★ North Dakota Highway 200

Adjacent counties

★ Benson County (north)

★ Eddy County and Foster County (east)

★ Stutsman County (southeast)

★ Kidder County (south)

★ Sheridan County (west)

★ Pierce County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 5,102 people, 2,215 households, and 1,453 families residing in the county. The population density was 2/km² (4/mi²). There were 2,643 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.12% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. 0.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,215 households out of which 25.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were married couples living together, 4.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 32.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.50% under the age of 18, 4.60% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 26.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,894, and the median income for a family was $39,284. Males had a median income of $27,277 versus $16,810 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,932. About 10.30% of families and 13.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.10% of those under age 18 and 17.90% of those age 65 or over.

Places

Cities

★ Bowdon

★ Cathay

★ Fessenden

★ Hamberg

★ Harvey

★ Hurdsfield

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

External link

★ Wells County official website