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Burke County, North Dakota PO Box 219 Bowbells, ND 58721 Phone: (701) 377-2718 Fax: (701) 377-2020 www.burkecountynd.com On the northwestern border of ND, northwest of Minot; organized Jul 12, 1910 from Ward County. Name Origin: For John Burke (1859-1937), ND governor (1907-13), treasurer of the U.S. (1913-21), and justice of ND Supreme Court (1925-37). Area (sq mi): 1129.26 (land 1103.53; water 25.73). Pop per sq mi: 1.80. Pop 2005: 2,032. State rank: 47. Pop change: 2000-20005 -9.40%; 1990-2000 -25.30%. Pop 2000: 2,242 (White 99.00%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 0.40%; Asian 0.10%; Other 0.40%). Foreign born: 1.50%. Median age: 47.50. Income 2000: per capita $14,026; median household $25,330; Pop below poverty level: 15.40%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $26,499-$28,934. Unemployment 2004: 3.30%. Change from 2000: 0.80%. Median travel time to work: 18.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 21.80%. Cities with population over 10,000: None. See other counties in North Dakota. Burke County, North Carolina PO Box 219 Morganton, NC 28680 Phone: (828) 439-4340 Fax: (828) 438-2782 www.co.burke.nc.us In southwestern NC, northeast of Asheville; organized Apr 8, 1777 (prior to statehood) from Rowan County. Name Origin: For Dr. Thomas Burke (1747-83), member of the Continental Congress (1776-81) and NC governor (1781-82). Area (sq mi): 514.89 (land 506.72; water 8.17). Pop per sq mi: 176.40. Pop 2005: 89,399. State rank: 30. Pop change: 2000-20005 0.30%; 1990-2000 17.70%. Pop 2000: 89,148 (White 84.90%; Black or African American 6.70%; Hispanic or Latino 3.60%; Asian 3.50%; Other 3.80%). Foreign born: 4.80%. Median age: 36.90. Income 2000: per capita $17,397; median household $35,629; Pop below poverty level: 10.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $22,957-$23,401. Unemployment 2004: 6.70%. Change from 2000: 0.10%. Median travel time to work: 21.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 31.00%. Cities with population over 10,000: See other counties in North Carolina. Burke County, Georgia PO Box 89 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Phone: (706) 554-2324 Fax: (706) 554-0350 www.burkecounty-ga.gov On central east coast of GA, south of Augusta; original county; organized Feb 5, 1777 (prior to statehood) from Saint George Parish. Name Origin: For Edmund Burke (1729-97), British statesman, orator, and defender of the American colonies. Area (sq mi): 834.99 (land 830.47; water 4.52). Pop per sq mi: 28.10. Pop 2005: 23,299. State rank: 75. Pop change: 2000-20005 4.70%; 1990-2000 8.10%. Pop 2000: 22,243 (White 46.50%; Black or African American 51.00%; Hispanic or Latino 1.40%; Asian 0.30%; Other 1.80%). Foreign born: 0.80%. Median age: 33.00. Income 2000: per capita $13,136; median household $27,877; Pop below poverty level: 28.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $17,407-$19,215. Unemployment 2004: 6.80%. Change from 2000: -1.10%. Median travel time to work: 29.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 42.30%. Cities with population over 10,000: None. See other counties in Georgia. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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