Ward County Information
Ward in
North Dakota occupies
2,056 square miles and has a 2006 population of
55,270, a change from a 2000 population of
58,797 and
57,921 in 1990.
15.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14% percent is 25-35, and
13.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
89 acts of violent crime reported in
Ward in 2004, a change from
57 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
901 people:
3.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.2%.
Read more about
Ward, North Dakota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Ward | |
| State | North Dakota | |
| Land Area | 2,056 sq. miles | Ranked 305 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 55,270 | Ranked 894 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 55,706 | |
| Population 2000 | 58,797 | Ranked 815 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 57,921 | Ranked 748 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 92.8% | |
| African American | 2.2% | |
| Asian American | .8% | |
| Native American | 2.3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 89 | 57 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 38 | |
| Robberies | 7 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 43 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,290 | 1,387 |
| Burglaries | 182 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 992 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 116 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 28,274 | 28,244 |
| Unemployed Population | 901 | 897 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 3.2% |
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