McLean County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids McLean County
U.S. county
Historic McLean County Courthouse, now Historical Museum.
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 8, 1883 (created) November 1, 1883 (organized)
Named for	John A. McLean
Seat	Washburn
Largest city	Garrison
Area
• Total	2,328 sq mi (6,030 km2)
• Land	2,111 sq mi (5,470 km2)
• Water	217 sq mi (560 km2)  9.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,771
• Estimate  (2021)	9,796
• Density	4.1972/sq mi (1.6205/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

McLean County ( mə-KLAYN) is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,771. Its county seat is Washburn.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,328 square miles (6,030 km²), of which 2,111 square miles (5,470 km²) is land and 217 square miles (560 km²) (9.3%) is water. It is the third-largest county in North Dakota by land area and second-largest by total area.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 83
• North Dakota Highway 28
• North Dakota Highway 37
• North Dakota Highway 53
• North Dakota Highway 41
• North Dakota Highway 200
• North Dakota Highway 1804

National protected areas

• Audubon National Wildlife Refuge
• Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• Hiddenwood National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge
• Lake Otis National Wildlife Refuge
• Lost Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• McLean National Wildlife Refuge

McLean County has more National Wildlife Refuges than any other county in the United States.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 8,962 people, 3,897 households, and 2,600 families residing in the county. The population density was 4.25/sqmi (1.64/km²). There were 5,590 housing units at an average density of 2.65/sqmi (1.02/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.0% white, 7.0% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 54.4% were German, 24.6% were Norwegian, 6.5% were Irish, 5.6% were Swedish, 5.1% were English, and 3.6% were American.

Of the 3,897 households, 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.3% were non-families, and 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.75. The median age was 49.1 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,922 and the median income for a family was $62,686. Males had a median income of $48,906 versus $29,431 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,029. About 6.5% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Townships

Census-designated place

• White Shield

Unincorporated communities

• Emmet
• Falkirk
• Raub
• Roseglen

Communities flooded by Garrison Dam

• Elbowoods
• Red Butte, Mandan community
• Lucky Mound
• Nishu
• Beaver Creek
• Independence
• Shell Creek
• Charging Eagle

See also

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