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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,520 (2.0%)
Area name: Bismarck, ND MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morton County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.
Cities in this county include: Mandan
, New Salem
, Glen Ullin
, Hebron
, Flasher
, Almont
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Neighboring
counties: Burleigh County
, Emmons County
, Grant County
, Mercer County
, Oliver County
, Sioux County
, Stark County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Burgess
(A).
Churches in Morton County include: Stone
Church
(A),
Heart River Church
(B),
Saint Vincent Church
(C),
Bethany Church
(D),
Saint Clements Church
(E),
Saint Johns Church
(F),
Peace Church
(G)
Cemeteries: Zion
Cemetery
(1),
Almont Cemetery
(2),
Saint Markus Cemetery
(3),
Saint George Cemetery
(4),
Sims Cemetery
(5),
Fort Rice Military Cemetery
(6),
Fort Rice Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Fish
Creek Lake
(A),
Storm Creek Lake
(B),
Sweet Briar Lake
(C),
Crown Butte Lake
(D)
Rivers and creeks: Rock
Haven Creek
(A),
Rice Creek
(B),
Sweetbriar Creek
(C),
Fish Creek
(D),
Tavis Creek
(E),
Bahr Creek
(F),
Scab Creek
(G),
Cantapeta Creek
(H),
Crooked Creek
(I)
Parks in Morton County include: Fort
Rice Recreation Area
(1),
Fort Rice Historical Site
(2),
Sugarloaf Recreation Area
(3),
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
(4),
Roadside Park
(5),
Fork McKeen Historic Site
(6),
Storm Creek State Game Management Area
(7),
Lake Patricia State Game Management Area
(8),
Morton County State Game Management Area
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.3% | | North
Dakota: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 716
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 226 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Morton
County: |
0.9% | | Whole
state: | 1.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 67
- 1990
to 1994: 41
- 1985
to 1989: 7
- 1980
to 1984: 9
- 1975
to 1979: 15
- 1970
to 1974: 7
- 1970
to 1974: 1
- 1965
to 1969: 79
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Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,838
- One,
attached: 278
- Two:
337
- 3
or 4: 350
- 5
to 9: 577
- 10
to 19: 308
- 20
or more: 95
- Mobile
homes: 1,804
Housing units in Morton County with a mortgage: 2,877 (292 second mortgage, 264 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,181 Agriculture
in Morton County
Average size of farms: 1493 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $81035
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $51.91
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.81%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70716
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.82%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $99831
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.20
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.62%
Corn for grain: 4751 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 142475 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1387 harvested acresMorton
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above North Dakota state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/29/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Utilities
(4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Finance
and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Social
assistance (7%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada
(29%)
- Russia
(25%)
- Germany
(9%)
- Micronesia
(8%)
- Korea
(7%)
- Taiwan
(6%)
- Colombia
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Morton County:
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- German
(64%)
- Norwegian
(11%)
- United
States or American (4%)
- Irish
(3%)
- English
(2%)
- Czech
(2%)
- Russian
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 10,068 (79%)
- Carpooled:
1,331 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 48 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 7 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 1 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
3 (0%)
- Bicycle:
27 (0%)
- Walked:
422 (3%)
- Other
means: 66 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 819 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Morton County, North Dakota
- 271
people in nursing homes
- 101
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 34
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 31
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 14
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 12
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 4
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,987.
8.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,891 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.81% | | North
Dakota average: |
7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.78% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($31,826 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($8,065 average AGI)
| Morton
County: |
2.02% | | North
Dakota average: | 3.54% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Burleigh County, ND
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4.44% ($45,674 average AGI) |
| from
Cass County, ND
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0.37% ($25,526) |
| from
Stark County, ND
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0.20% ($48,950) |
| from
Ward County, ND
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0.20% ($29,150) |
| from
Grand Forks County, ND
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0.15% ($25,667) |
| from
Mercer County, ND
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0.15% ($33,267) |
| from
Stutsman County, ND
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0.14% ($33,214) |
8.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,128 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.52% | | North
Dakota average: |
7.80% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.39% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($21,420 average AGI)
2.13% relocated to other states ($9,708 average AGI)
| Morton
County: |
2.13% | | North
Dakota average: | 4.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Burleigh County, ND
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4.53% ($28,790 average AGI) |
| to
Cass County, ND
|
0.56% ($27,737) |
| to
Stark County, ND
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0.18% ($27,667) |
| to
Grand Forks County, ND
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0.14% ($28,357) |
| to
Mercer County, ND
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0.11% ($36,000) |
| to
Ward County, ND
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0.11% ($28,000) |
| to
Pennington County, SD
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0.11% ($38,545) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Births
per 1000 population in Morton County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Morton County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Morton County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,306 (3,779 aged, 527 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 24,823
- In
family households: 21,444 (5,812 male householders, 1,145 female householders)
5,837
spouses, 7,847 children (7,302 natural, 169 adopted, 376 stepchildren), 142 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 106 other relatives, 304 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,379 (1,432 male householders (1,174 living alone)), 1,494 female householders (1,373 living alone)), 453 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 480 (432 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,079 2-persons, 1,551 3-persons, 1,382 4-persons, 644 5-persons, 221 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,547 1-person, 332 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 2 5-persons.
5,132 married couples with children.
1,338 single-parent households (300 men, 1,038 women).
92.1% of residents of Morton County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $172,304,000 ($6800 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,427,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $58,578,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,812,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,180,000
Federal grants: $41,374,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,816,000 ($16,514,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,544,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $966,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,092,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,723,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,571
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: | 64
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,212
| Here: |
47 per 1000 residents | | State: | 48
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +55
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +6
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -167
| Here: |
-7 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-29 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Morton County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.68 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
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: 244
- 1995
to 1998: 585
- 1990
to 1994: 658
- 1980
to 1989: 954
- 1970
to 1979: 3,394
- 1960
to 1969: 1,032
- 1950
to 1959: 1,319
- 1940
to 1949: 659
- 1939
or earlier: 1,742
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Morton County, North Dakota: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 46
- 3
rooms: 246
- 4
rooms: 722
- 5
rooms: 1,639
- 6
rooms: 1,330
- 7
rooms: 1,060
- 8
rooms: 1,124
- 9
or more rooms: 1,305
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Morton County, North Dakota: |
- 1
room: 28
- 2
rooms: 215
- 3
rooms: 378
- 4
rooms: 844
- 5
rooms: 524
- 6
rooms: 192
- 7
rooms: 107
- 8
rooms: 53
- 9
or more rooms: 76
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Morton County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 300
- 2
bedrooms: 1,558
- 3
bedrooms: 3,414
- 4
bedrooms: 1,706
- 5
or more bedrooms: 494
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Morton County: |
- no
bedroom: 35
- 1
bedroom: 573
- 2
bedrooms: 1,177
- 3
bedrooms: 486
- 4
bedrooms: 121
- 5
or more bedrooms: 25
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Morton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 283
- 1
vehicle: 1,450
- 2
vehicles: 3,166
- 3
vehicles: 1,534
- 4
vehicles: 719
- 5
or more vehicles: 320
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Morton County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 363
- 1
vehicle: 1,104
- 2
vehicles: 709
- 3
vehicles: 145
- 4
vehicles: 74
- 5
or more vehicles: 22
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63% of Morton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in North Dakota.
| Morton
County: |
62.6% | | State
average: |
57.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 20964
- Northeast:
148
- Midwest:
2256
- South:
487
- West:
1173
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (73%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Electricity
(7%)
- Coal
or coke (2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (61%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Other
fuel (4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No
fuel used (2%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 300
| Here: |
9.6% | | North
Dakota: |
7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 133
| Here: |
7.8% | | North
Dakota: |
6.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 145
| Here: |
23.5% | | North
Dakota: |
10.5% |
Morton
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $535,000
- Charges
- All Other: $1,441,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $3,417,000
Health Services - Other: $2,271,000
Welfare - Other: $1,133,000
Police Protection: $1,015,000
Corrections - Other: $812,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $749,000
Water Utilities: $709,000
Financial Administration: $679,000
Central Staff Services: $655,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $468,000
Natural Resources - Other: $370,000
General - Other: $277,000
Parks & Recreation: $258,000
General Public Buildings: $257,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $202,000
Libraries: $111,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $265,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $198,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $13,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,157,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,864,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,131,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,375,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,846,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,764,000
Other, NEC: $1,135,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $100,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $621,000
Water Utilities: $315,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $964,000
Interest Earnings: $302,000
Special Assessments: $53,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $376,000
Regular Highways: $255,000
Police Protection: $41,000
Natural Resource - Other: $18,000
Parks & Recreation: $17,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,049,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $1,040,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,764,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,523,000
Health & Hospitals: $962,000
General Support: $917,000
Public Welfare: $396,000
All Other: $136,000
- Tax
- Property: $7,366,000
NEC: $34,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $6,096,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $205,000
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