Burleigh County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Burleigh County
U.S. county
Burleigh County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	1873
Named for	Walter A. Burleigh
Seat	Bismarck
Largest city	Bismarck
Area
• Total	1,668 sq mi (4,320 km2)
• Land	1,633 sq mi (4,230 km2)
• Water	36 sq mi (90 km2)  2.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	98,458
• Estimate  (2021)	98,933
• Density	59.028/sq mi (22.791/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Burleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,458, making it the second-most populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat is Bismarck, the state capital. The county was named for Dakota Territory political figure Walter A. Burleigh.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,668 square miles (4,320 km²), of which 1,633 square miles (4,230 km²) is land and 36 square miles (93 km²) (2.1%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 94
• U.S. Highway 83
• North Dakota Route 14
• North Dakota Highway 36
• North Dakota Highway 41
• North Dakota Highway 1804

Adjacent counties

• Sheridan County (north)
• Kidder County (east)
• Emmons County (south)
• Morton County (southwest)
• Oliver County (west)
• McLean County (northwest)

National protected areas

• Canfield Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 81,308 people, 33,976 households, and 21,213 families in the county. The population density was 49.8 inhabitants per square mile (19.2/km²). There were 35,754 housing units at an average density of 21.9 per square mile (8.5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.0% white, 4.2% American Indian, 0.6% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 61.0% were German, 21.1% were Norwegian, 8.1% were Russian, 6.8% were Irish, and 2.6% were American.

Of the 33,976 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.6% were non-families, and 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age was 37.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $53,465 and the median income for a family was $71,103. Males had a median income of $44,944 versus $31,943 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,784. About 6.3% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

Communities

Cities

• Bismarck (county seat)
• Lincoln
• Regan
• Wilton (partly in McLean County)
• Wing

Townships

Census-designated places

• Driscoll
• Menoken

Unincorporated communities

• Baldwin
• McKenzie
• Moffit
• Pierce
• Sterling

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Burleigh para niños