Bottineau County, North Dakota

Bottineau County, North Dakota
Bottineau County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,379. Its county seat is Bottineau.
The Territorial legislature identified Bottineau as one of the original counties of the territory. on January 4, 1873. Its organization was effected on July 17, 1884. It is named for Pierre Bottineau (c.1814-1895), a Métis pioneer, hunter, and trapper who became a successful land speculator.
Bottineau is well known for its winter park, snowmobiling, and ice fishing. It is south of the Canadian borders of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Geography
Bottineau County lies on the north side of North Dakota. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of Canada. The Deep River flows south-southeastward through the center part of the county. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds. The terrain slopes to the south, with its highest point on its upper east boundary line, at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.7%) is water.
Part of the Turtle Mountain plateau lies in the northeastern corner of the county.
Adjacent counties and rural municipalities
Argyle No. 1, Saskatchewan - north
Municipality of Two Borders, Manitoba - north
Municipality of Brenda-Waskada, Manitoba - north
Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester, Manitoba - north
Municipality of Boissevain-Morton, Manitoba - north
Rolette County - east
Pierce County - southeast
McHenry County - south
Renville County - west
Major highways
U.S. Highway 83
North Dakota Highway 5
North Dakota Highway 14
North Dakota Highway 43
North Dakota Highway 60
North Dakota Highway 256
Protected areas
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Lake Metigoshe State Park
Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)
North Dakota State Forest Service Land
Lakes
Black Lake
Boundary Lake
Grass Lake
Island Lake
Long Lake
Loon Lake
Lords Lake
Lake Metigoshe
Pelican Lake
Strawberry Lake
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 6,379 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,429 people, 2,832 households, and 1,823 families in the county. The population density was . There were 4,341 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 95.1% white, 2.1% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 47.0% were Norwegian, 37.4% were German, 7.7% were Irish, 6.2% were Swedish, and 1.4% were American.
Of the 2,832 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were non-families, and 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.72. The median age was 48.0 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,227 and the median income for a family was $60,714. Males had a median income of $42,227 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,277. About 9.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade
Communities
Cities
Antler
Bottineau (county seat)
Gardena
Kramer
Landa
Lansford
Maxbass
Newburg
Overly
Souris
Westhope
Willow City
Unincorporated communities
Belmar
Carbury
Dunning
Eckman
Forfar
Hurd
Kuroki
Omemee
Renville
Roth
Russell
Truro
White Spur
Townships
Amity
Antler
Bentinck
Blaine
Brander
Cecil
Chatfield
Cordelia
Cut Bank
Dalen
Eidsvold
Elms
Elysian
Haram
Hastings
Hoffman
Homen
Kane
Lansford
Lewis
Lordsburg
Mount Rose
Newborg
Oak Creek
Oak Valley
Ostby
Peabody
Pickering
Renville
Richburg
Roland
Scandia
Scotia
Sergius
Sherman
Starbuck
Stone Creek
Tacoma
Wayne
Wellington
Wheaton
Whitby
Whitteron
Willow Vale
Politics
Bottineau County voters have been reliably Republican for decades. In no national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Bottineau County, North Dakota
References
External links
Bottineau County official website
Bottineau County diamond jubilee, 1884-1959 : Bottineau, North Dakota, June 28-29-30-July 1, 1959 from the Digital Horizons website
Bottineau County opportunities : North Dakota - the sunshine state (1916) from the Digital Horizons website
Bottineau County maps, Sheet 1 (eastern) and Sheet 2 (western), North Dakota DOT
1884 establishments in Dakota Territory