Renville County, North Dakota

Infobox U.S. County
county = Renville County
state = North Dakota


map size = 225
founded =
seat = Mohall
largest city = Mohall
area_total_sq_mi =892
area_land_sq_mi =875
area_water_sq_mi =17
area percentage = 1.94%
census yr = 2000
pop = 2610
density_km2 =1
web = |

Renville County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,610. Its county seat is Mohall.GR|6 The name honors Joseph Renville.

Renville County is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 892 square miles (2,310 km²), of which, 875 square miles (2,266 km²) of it is land and 17 square miles (45 km²) of it (1.94%) is water.

Townships

* Greene is shown on a 1977 USGS map and its former streets are shown on Google Earth and Yahoo! Maps. It was on the western shore of Lake Darling off 46th Ave NW.

=Adjacent counties and rural municipalities=

*Mount Pleasant No. 2, Saskatchewan (north)
*Argyle No. 1, Saskatchewan (north)
*Bottineau County (east)
*McHenry County (southeast)
*Ward County (south)
*Burke County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,610 people, 1,085 households, and 748 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,413 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.74% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.8% were of Norwegian, 25.7% German and 5.6% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,085 households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were married couples living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 4.90% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,746, and the median income for a family was $36,023. Males had a median income of $25,346 versus $16,700 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,478. About 8.50% of families and 11.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.10% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.

Places

Cities

*Glenburn
*Grano
*Loraine
*Mohall
*Sherwood
*Tolley"Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size."

Unincorporated communities

*Green
*Chola
*Norma
*Rockford
*Grover
*White Ash

References

External links

* [http://www.renvillecounty.org/ Renville County official website]
* [http://www.renvillecountynorthdakotahistory.com/ Renville County North Dakota History website]