Major highways

• U.S. Highway 85
• North Dakota Highway 5
  North Dakota Highway 5
  North Dakota 5 is a mostly two-lane and long east–west highway the touches the northern border of the state and is never farther than about 17 miles south of the Canadian border. The eastern terminus is located about four miles east of Joliette at the Red River where the highway continues...
  
  
• North Dakota Highway 40
• North Dakota Highway 42

Places of interest

Two petroglyph

Petroglyph

Petroglyphs are pictogram and logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, and abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions of the technique to refer to such images...

s are displayed at Writing Rock State Historical Site

Writing Rock State Historical Site

Writing Rock State Historical Site, located twelve miles northeast of Grenora, North Dakota in Divide County near the Montana border, is the site of two large granite boulders, carved with petroglyphs featuring thunderbirds, mythological creatures that are of importance in the culture of Plains...

 in Writing Rock Township.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 2,283 people, 1,005 households, and 649 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 1.8 people per square mile (0.7/km²). There were 1,469 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.99% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.13% Native American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.53% Asian

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.18% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.18% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

 or Latino

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

 of any race.

There were 1,005 households out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 29.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,089, and the median income for a family was $39,292. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $16,371 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $16,225. About 9.5% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

The Top 4 Largest Ancestries are Norwegian (64.7%), German (24.0%), Swedish (8.8%), and Irish (5.9%).

Cities

• Ambrose
  Ambrose, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 23 people, 13 households, and 5 families residing in the city. The population density was 21.6 people per square mile . There were 41 housing units at an average density of 38.5 per square mile...
  
  
• Crosby
  Crosby, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 1,089 people, 489 households, and 290 families residing in the city. The population density was 807.6 people per square mile . There were 637 housing units at an average density of 472.4 per square mile...
  
  
• Fortuna
  Fortuna, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 31 people, 17 households, and 8 families residing in the city. The population density was 31.0 people per square mile . There were 39 housing units at an average density of 39.0 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White...
  
  
• Noonan
  Noonan, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 154 people, 76 households, and 30 families residing in the city. The population density was 563.6 people per square mile . There were 116 housing units at an average density of 424.6 per square mile...
  
  

Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.

Unicorporated Communities

• Alkabo

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Divide County, North Dakota