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History
Burleigh County was created on January 4, 1873, by the Dakota Territory legislature, annexing territory from Buffalo County. Burleigh was not organized at the time, but the organization began on July 16, 1873. Its boundaries were altered in 1879, 1881, 1883, and twice in 1885.
2024 estimate
As of the 2024 estimate, there were 103,107 people, 42,881 households, and _ families residing in the county. The population density was 63.15 inhabitants per square mile (24.4/km2). There were 44,541 housing units at an average density of 27.28 per square mile (10.5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.06% White, 2.51% African American, 4.88% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 1.05% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.53% of the population.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 98,458 people, 39,927 households, and 24,822 families residing in the county. The population density was 60.30 inhabitants per square mile (23.3/km2). There were 42,692 housing units at an average density of 26.15 per square mile (10.1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 86.48% White, 2.32% African American, 4.32% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 1.13% from some other races and 4.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.13% of the population.
There were 39,927 households in the county, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Among occupied housing units, 69.0% were owner-occupied and 31.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.0%.
Of the residents, 23.2% were under the age of 18 and 16.8% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.8 males.
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 81,308 people, 33,976 households, and 21,213 families residing in the county. The population density was 49.8 inhabitants per square mile (19.2/km2). There were 35,754 housing units at an average density of 21.90 per square mile (8.5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 93.02% White, 0.59% African American, 4.17% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from some other races and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.21% of the population.
In terms of ancestry, 61.0% were German, 21.1% were Norwegian, 8.1% were Russian, 6.8% were Irish, and 2.6% were American.
There were 33,976 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.6% were non-families, and 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age was 37.3 years.
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The median income for a household in the county was $53,465 and the median income for a family was $71,103. Males had a median income of $44,944 versus $31,943 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,784. About 6.3% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
From Wikipedia’s article on Burleigh County, North Dakota, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5