Sheridan County, North Dakota

Sheridan County, North Dakota
Sheridan County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,265, making it the third-least populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat is McClusky.
History
The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, naming it for Civil War General Philip Henry Sheridan. The county organization was not completed at that time, but the new county was not attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. In 1883 and again in 1887, the county boundaries were reduced, and on November 8, 1892, the county was dissolved, its remaining territory assigned to McLean. This lasted until the November 3, 1908 election, when McLean County voters chose to partition off the eastern portion of that unit into a new county, although the new boundaries were somewhat different from the former Sheridan. The new county government was effected on December 24 of that year.
Sheridan has been severely affected by out-migration; its population collapsed from 7,373 in 1930 to 1,321 by 2010. Its population decline of 38.4% from 1990 to 2016 was the highest among all North Dakota counties.
Geography
The terrain of Sheridan County consists of dry rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the north and east, with its highest point on the eastern part of its southern boundary at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.3%) is water.
Major highways
U.S. Highway 52
North Dakota Highway 14
North Dakota Highway 53
North Dakota Highway 200
Adjacent counties
McHenry County - north
Pierce County - northeast
Wells County - east
Kidder County - southeast
Burleigh County - south
McLean County - west
National protected area
Sheyenne Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Lakes
Bentz Lake
Cherry Lake
Coal Mine Lake
Ebel Lake
Guyes Lake
Heckers Lake
Kandt Lake
Krueger Lake
Lake Richard (part)
Lone Tree Lake
Moesner Lake
Pelican Lake (part)
Postel Lake
Salt Lake (part)
Sand Lake
Sheyenne Lake
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 1,265 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,321 people, 645 households, and 417 families in the county. The population density was . There were 894 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.7% white, 1.1% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Pacific islander, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 70.1% were German, 14.2% were Norwegian, 6.3% were English, 6.0% were Russian, and 1.8% were American.
Of the 645 households, 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.3% were non-families, and 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.55. The median age was 53.4 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,727 and the median income for a family was $43,906. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,286. About 15.0% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade
Communities
Cities
Goodrich
Martin
McClusky (county seat)
Census-designated place
Denhoff
Unincorporated communities
Lincoln Valley
Pickardville
Townships
Berlin
Boone
Denhoff
Edgemont
Fairview
Goodrich
Highland
Lincoln Dale
Martin
Mauch
McClusky
Pickard
Prophets
Rosenfield
Defunct townships
Holmes
New Germantown
Politics
Sheridan County voters have been reliably Republican for decades. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2020).
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sheridan County, North Dakota
References
External links
Sheridan County official website
Sheridan County GenWeb - Genealogy Links
Sheridan County map, North Dakota DOT
1908 establishments in North Dakota
Populated places established in 1908