The Dickinson Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in North Dakota

North Dakota

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, anchored by the city of Dickinson

Dickinson, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,010 people, 6,517 households, and 4,020 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,690.7 inhabitants per square mile . There were 7,033 housing units at an average density of 742.7 per square mile...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 23,524 (a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 23,674).

Communities

• Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants
  • Dickinson
    Dickinson, North Dakota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 16,010 people, 6,517 households, and 4,020 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,690.7 inhabitants per square mile . There were 7,033 housing units at an average density of 742.7 per square mile...
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Belfield
    Belfield, North Dakota
    As of the 2000 Census, there were 866 people, 355 households, and 235 families residing in the city. The population density was 799.8 people per square mile . There were 439 housing units at an average density of 405.4 per square mile...
    
    
  • Richardton
    Richardton, North Dakota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 619 people, 251 households, and 168 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,686.7 people per square mile . There were 285 housing units at an average density of 776.6 per square mile...
    
    

• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Gladstone
    Gladstone, North Dakota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 248 people, 95 households, and 64 families residing in the city. The population density was 695.8 people per square mile . There were 106 housing units at an average density of 297.4 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 95.56% White, 1.21% Native...
    
    
  • Medora
    Medora, North Dakota
    In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males...
    
    
  • South Heart
    South Heart, North Dakota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 307 people, 108 households, and 81 families residing in the city. The population density was 327.7 people per square mile . There were 119 housing units at an average density of 127.0 per square mile...
    
    
  • Taylor
    Taylor, North Dakota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 150 people, 65 households, and 44 families residing in the city. The population density was 301.5 people per square mile . There were 83 housing units at an average density of 166.8 per square mile...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Fairfield
    Fairfield, North Dakota
    Fairfield is an unincorporated community in northeastern Billings County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 85 northwest of the city of Medora, the county seat of Billings County. Its elevation is 2,756 feet...
    
    
  • Lefor
    Lefor, North Dakota
    Lefor is an unincorporated community in southern Stark County, North Dakota, United States. It lies southeast of the city of Dickinson, the county seat of Stark County. Its elevation is 2,592 feet . Lefor's post office closed November 2, 2002, but the town still has its own ZIP code of...
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 23,524 people, 9,298 households, and 6,132 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 97.56% White, 0.22% African American, 0.91 % Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $32,597, and the median income for a family was $38,639. Males had a median income of $31,487 versus $20,500 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the μSA was $16,058.