La Moure County, North Dakota
| LaMoure County, North Dakota | |
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LaMoure County Courthouse in LaMoure
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Dakota |
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 North Dakota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | October 17, 1881 |
| Seat | LaMoure |
| Largest city | LaMoure |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,151 sq mi (2,981 km2) |
| • Land | 1,146 sq mi (2,968 km2) |
| • Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2), 0.4% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2016) | 4,111 |
| • Density | 3.6/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
LaMoure County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,139. Its county seat is LaMoure. The county was created in 1873 and later organized in 1881. It was named for Judson LaMoure, a state legislator.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,151 square miles (2,980 km2), of which 1,146 square miles (2,970 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (0.4%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,701 people, 1,942 households, and 1,308 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 2,271 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.23% White, 0.02% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 50.7% were of German, 22.8% Norwegian and 5.5% Swedish ancestry.
There were 1,942 households out of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were married couples living together, 4.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.99.
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