McHenry County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids McHenry County
U.S. county
McHenry 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	January 4, 1873 (created) October 15, 1884 (organized)
Seat	Towner
Largest city	Velva
Area
• Total	1,912 sq mi (4,950 km2)
• Land	1,874 sq mi (4,850 km2)
• Water	38 sq mi (100 km2)  2.0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,345
• Estimate  (2021)	5,249
• Density	2.7955/sq mi (1.0793/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

McHenry County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,345. Its county seat is Towner.

McHenry County is part of the Minot, ND Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,912 square miles (4,950 km²), of which 1,874 square miles (4,850 km²) is land and 38 square miles (98 km²) (2.0%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 2
• U.S. Highway 52
• North Dakota Highway 14
• North Dakota Highway 19
• North Dakota Highway 41
• North Dakota Highway 53
• North Dakota Highway 97

Adjacent counties

• Bottineau County (north)
• Pierce County (east)
• Sheridan County (southeast)
• McLean County (southwest)
• Ward County (west)
• Renville County (northwest)

National protected areas

• Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Wintering River National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 5,395 people, 2,377 households, and 1,527 families in the county. The population density was 2.88/sqmi (1.11/km²). There were 2,948 housing units at an average density of 1.57/sqmi (0.61/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.8% white, 0.6% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 55.3% were of German, 39.5% Norwegian, 5.3% English, 3.6% Swedish, 3.5% American, 2.4% Russian and 1.7% Dutch ancestry.

Of the 2,377 households, 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.8% were non-families, and 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 46.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,944 and the median income for a family was $54,350. Males had a median income of $36,625 versus $26,205 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,911. About 6.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Townships

Unincorporated communities

Notable person

• Sondre Norheim - pioneer of modern skiing

See also

In Spanish: Condado de McHenry (Dakota del Norte) para niños