Sheridan County, North Dakota
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Sheridan County is a
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located in the
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of
North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...
. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,265, making it the third-least populous county in North Dakota. Its
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is McClusky.


History

The
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legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, naming it for
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General Philip Henry Sheridan. The county organization was not completed at that time, but the new county was not attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. In 1883 and again in 1887, the county boundaries were reduced, and on November 8, 1892, the county was dissolved, its remaining territory assigned to McLean. This lasted until the November 3, 1908 election, when McLean County voters chose to partition off the eastern portion of that unit into a new county, although the new boundaries were somewhat different from the former Sheridan. The new county government was effected on December 24 of that year. Sheridan has been severely affected by out-migration; its population collapsed from 7,373 in 1930 to 1,321 by 2010. Its population decline of 38.4% from 1990 to 2016 was the highest among all North Dakota counties.


Geography

The terrain of Sheridan County consists of dry rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the north and east, with its highest point on the eastern part of its southern boundary at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.3%) is water.


Major highways

* U.S. Highway 52 *
North Dakota Highway 14 North Dakota Highway 14 (ND 14) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ND 14's southern terminus is at Interstate 94 (I-94) and U.S. Route 83 (US 83) west of Hague, and the northern terminus is a continuation as ...
* North Dakota Highway 53 * North Dakota Highway 200


Adjacent counties

* McHenry County - north * Pierce County - northeast * Wells County - east *
Kidder County Kidder County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 2,394. Its county seat is Steele, North Dakota, Steele. History The Dakota Territ ...
- southeast * Burleigh County - south * McLean County - west


National protected area

* Sheyenne Lake National Wildlife Refuge


Lakes

* Bentz Lake * Cherry Lake * Coal Mine Lake * Ebel Lake * Guyes Lake * Heckers Lake * Kandt Lake * Krueger Lake * Lake Richard (part) * Lone Tree Lake * Moesner Lake * Pelican Lake (part) * Postel Lake * Salt Lake (part) * Sand Lake * Sheyenne Lake


Demographics


2020 census

(U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.) Race and Ethnicity American Indian and Alaska Native 11; Asian 8; Black or African American 2; Hispanic or Latino 10; White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 1,191; Some Other Race 5; Two or More Races 48 Families and Household Characteristics 2.63 ± 0.29 Average Family Size in Sheridan County, North Dakota Estimate for Average Family Size in Sheridan County, North Dakota. 2.63. plus or minus 0.29 2.92 As of the
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of 2020, there were 1,265 people. Total Households by Type of Households Married-couple family household - 48.1% Male householder, no spouse present, family household - 20.2% Female householder, no spouse present, family household - 27.3


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 1,321 people, 645 households, and 417 families in the county. The population density was . There were 894 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.7% white, 1.1% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Pacific islander, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 70.1% were
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, 14.2% were Norwegian, 6.3% were English, 6.0% were
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, and 1.8% were American. Of the 645 households, 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.3% were non-families, and 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.55. The median age was 53.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $37,727 and the median income for a family was $43,906. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,286. About 15.0% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the
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, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.


Population by decade

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Communities


Cities

* Goodrich *
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* McClusky (county seat)


Census-designated place

* Denhoff


Unincorporated communities

* Lincoln Valley * Pickardville


Townships

* Berlin * Boone * Denhoff * Edgemont * Fairview * Goodrich * Highland * Lincoln Dale * Martin * Mauch * McClusky * Pickard * Prophets * Rosenfield


Defunct townships

* HolmesU.S. Census boundary changes - North Dakota
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Politics


See also

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Sheridan County, North Dakota


References


External links


Sheridan County official website

Sheridan County GenWeb - Genealogy Links

Sheridan County map
''North Dakota DOT'' {{authority control 1908 establishments in North Dakota Populated places established in 1908