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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $721 (1.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bowman County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.
Cities in this county include: Bowman
, Scranton
, Rhame
, Gascoyne
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Neighboring
counties: Adams County
, Fallon County, Montana
, Harding County, South Dakota
, Slope County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bowman County: Butte
View State Campground
(A),
Fort Dilts Historic Site
(B)
Churches in Bowman County include: Bethany
Church
(A),
Union Prairie Church
(B)
Cemeteries: Saint
Charles Cemetery
(1),
Grand River Cemetery
(2),
Haley Cemetery
(3),
Bowman Cemetery
(4),
Scranton Cemetery
(5),
Tuttle Cemetery
(6)
Reservoirs: Bowman-Haley
Lake
(A),
Kalina Lake
(B),
Spring Lake
(C),
Gascoyne Lake
(D),
Buffalo Springs Lake
(E)
Creeks: Sevenmile
Creek
(A),
Cold Turkey Creek
(B),
Fivemile Creek
(C),
North Fork Cedar Creek
(D),
Lone Tree Creek
(E),
Coyote Creek
(F),
Crooked Creek
(G),
Bog Creek
(H),
Wilson Creek
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
1.8% | | North
Dakota: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 61
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 12 (92% naturalized citizens)
| Bowman
County: |
0.4% | | Whole
state: | 1.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 3
- 1985
to 1989: 2
- 1980
to 1984: 3
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 4
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Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,303
- One,
attached: 10
- Two:
22
- 3
or 4: 22
- 5
to 9: 45
- 10
to 19: 12
- 20
or more: 11
- Mobile
homes: 171
Housing units in Bowman County with a mortgage: 296 (8 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 452 Agriculture
in Bowman County
Average size of farms: 2109 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72830
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $47.61
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.57%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $69403
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.53%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.26%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $105666
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.91
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.25%
Corn for grain: 2530 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 88362 harvested acresBowman
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below North Dakota state average. It is 2.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/14/1977, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Mining
(8%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Machinery,
equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (23%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Social
assistance (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (21%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (5%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- El
Salvador (25%)
- Netherlands
(17%)
- Romania
(17%)
- Chile
(17%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Bowman County:
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- German
(41%)
- Norwegian
(28%)
- Irish
(5%)
- Polish
(5%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- English
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,180 (72%)
- Carpooled:
120 (7%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
131 (8%)
- Other
means: 12 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 185 (11%)
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82
people in nursing homes
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,935.
5.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,776 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.46% | | North
Dakota average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.02% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($19,731 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($17,060 average AGI)
| Bowman
County: |
2.44% | | North
Dakota average: | 3.54% |
6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,316 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.38% | | North
Dakota average: | 7.80% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.39% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($13,709 average AGI)
2.99% relocated to other states ($17,608 average AGI)
| Bowman
County: |
2.99% | | North
Dakota average: | 4.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Stark County, ND
|
0.89% ($24,727 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3
Births
per 1000 population in Bowman County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Bowman County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Bowman County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 724 (689 aged, 35 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 3,151
- In
family households: 2,662 (832 male householders, 84 female householders)
818
spouses, 878 children (788 natural, 27 adopted, 63 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 13 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 489 (221 male householders (202 living alone)), 235 female householders (225 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 91 (86 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 462 2-persons, 180 3-persons, 154 4-persons, 79 5-persons, 41 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 427 1-person, 29 2-persons.
677 married couples with children.
80 single-parent households (25 men, 55 women).
98.4% of residents of Bowman County speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $26,847,000 ($8658 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $103,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $8,718,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,375,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,499,000
Federal grants: $5,014,000
Federal procurement contracts: $268,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $973,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $29,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,325,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,538,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 147
| Here: |
48 per 1000 residents | | State: | 64
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 232
| Here: |
76 per 1000 residents | | State: |
48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
| Here: |
0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +6
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -102
| Here: |
-33 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-29 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Bowman County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.31 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 6
- 1995
to 1998: 49
- 1990
to 1994: 18
- 1980
to 1989: 220
- 1970
to 1979: 347
- 1960
to 1969: 212
- 1950
to 1959: 199
- 1940
to 1949: 187
- 1939
or earlier: 358
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bowman County, North Dakota: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 6
- 3
rooms: 26
- 4
rooms: 112
- 5
rooms: 185
- 6
rooms: 229
- 7
rooms: 137
- 8
rooms: 166
- 9
or more rooms: 218
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bowman County, North Dakota: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 14
- 3
rooms: 37
- 4
rooms: 75
- 5
rooms: 55
- 6
rooms: 34
- 7
rooms: 33
- 8
rooms: 14
- 9
or more rooms: 13
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bowman County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 29
- 2
bedrooms: 220
- 3
bedrooms: 444
- 4
bedrooms: 275
- 5
or more bedrooms: 111
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bowman County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 52
- 2
bedrooms: 104
- 3
bedrooms: 81
- 4
bedrooms: 32
- 5
or more bedrooms: 6
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bowman County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 16
- 1
vehicle: 245
- 2
vehicles: 434
- 3
vehicles: 219
- 4
vehicles: 111
- 5
or more vehicles: 54
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bowman County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 29
- 1
vehicle: 115
- 2
vehicles: 108
- 3
vehicles: 25
- 4
vehicles: 2
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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64% of Bowman County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in North Dakota.
| Bowman
County: |
64.0% | | State
average: |
57.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 2441
- Northeast:
21
- Midwest:
429
- South:
43
- West:
294
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (52%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Electricity
(12%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (53%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity
(18%)
- Other
fuel (3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: |
0.0% | | North
Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: |
3.7% | | North
Dakota: | 6.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 2
| Here: |
3.8% | | North
Dakota: | 10.5% |
Bowman
County government finances in 2004:
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $704,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $800,000
General - Other: $258,000
Welfare - Other: $246,000
Financial Administration: $216,000
Natural Resources - Other: $172,000
Police Protection: $105,000
General Public Buildings: $86,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000
Central Staff Services: $53,000
Air Transportation: $38,000
Health Services - Other: $34,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $23,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $5,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $93,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,572,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,443,000
General Support: $168,000
Public Welfare: $124,000
All Other: $79,000
- Tax
- Property: $800,000
Other Selective Sales: $271,000
NEC: $134,000
Motor Vehicle License: $8,000
Public Utilities: $5,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $855,000
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