Dickey County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dickey County
U.S. county
Postcard. Dickey County Courthouse in 1915.
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	March 5, 1881 (created) August 18, 1882 (organized)
Named for	George H. Dickey
Seat	Ellendale
Largest city	Oakes
Area
• Total	1,142 sq mi (2,960 km2)
• Land	1,131 sq mi (2,930 km2)
• Water	11 sq mi (30 km2)  0.9%
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,999
• Estimate  (2021)	4,897
• Density	4.3774/sq mi (1.6901/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Dickey County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,999. Its county seat is Ellendale.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,142 square miles (2,960 km²), of which 1,131 square miles (2,930 km²) is land and 11 square miles (28 km²) (0.9%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• LaMoure County (north)
• Ransom County (northeast)
• Sargent County (east)
• Brown County, South Dakota (south)
• McPherson County, South Dakota (southwest)
• McIntosh County (west)

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 281
• North Dakota Highway 1
• North Dakota Highway 11
• North Dakota Highway 56

National protected areas

• Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• Maple River National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 5,289 people, 2,180 households, and 1,379 families in the county. The population density was 4.7 inhabitants per square mile (1.8/km²). There were 2,636 housing units at an average density of 2.3 per square mile (0.89/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.5% white, 0.7% black or African American, 0.6% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 56.3% were German, 16.9% were Norwegian, 11.4% were Irish, 7.4% were Swedish, 5.1% were Russian, and 1.1% were American.

Of the 2,180 households, 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.7% were non-families, and 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 43.0 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,179 and the median income for a family was $53,333. Males had a median income of $36,029 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,824. About 6.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Ellendale (county seat)
• Forbes
• Fullerton
• Monango
• Ludden
• Oakes

Townships

Unincorporated Communities

• Glover
• Guelph
• Merricourt

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Dickey para niños