Burleigh County, North Dakota

PO Box 1055
Bismarck, ND 58502
Phone: (701) 222-6761
Fax: (701) 221-3756
www.co.burleigh.nd.us

In south-central ND; organized Jan 4, 1873 (prior to statehood) from Buffalo County, which was discontinued. Name Origin: For Walter Atwood Burleigh (1820-96), attorney, physician, Dakota Territory delegate to Congress (1865-69), and legislator

Area (sq mi):: 1668.04 (land 1633.09; water 34.95) Population per square mile: 45.20
Population 2005: 73,818 State rank: 2 Population change: 2000-20005 6.30%; 1990-2000 15.40% Population 2000: 69,416 (White 94.60%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 0.70%; Asian 0.40%; Other 4.30%). Foreign born: 1.50%. Median age: 35.90
Income 2000: per capita $20,436; median household $41,309; Population below poverty level: 7.80% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $26,981-$31,327
Unemployment (2004): 2.80% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.60% Median travel time to work: 15.10 minutes Working outside county of residence: 10.50%

Cities with population over 10,000:

Bismarck

(56,619)

See other counties in North Dakota.

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References in periodicals archive

Sheriff's deputies in Burleigh County, N.D., were just bein' helpful when they stopped a car on Interstate 94 that had steam billowing out from under the hood.

They're coming November 4! be very afraid!

After a hearing on the motion, the District Court of Burleigh County granted the defendants' motion as to both the claim for medical malpractice as well as the claim regarding lack of informed consent.

ND: botched surgery and punctured bladder: medical malpractice & informed issues

Tornadoes struck late in Bismarck and Burleigh County, North Dakota, in November 2000.

Tornado

Table 1 Travel to Williston and Population of Selected Counties Origin Travel 2013 Time Miles Population Yellowstone County, MT (Billings) 5.3 hr 326 154,200 Burleigh County, ND (Bismarck) 2.5 hr 218 88,500 Stark County, ND (Dickinson) 2.4 hr 168 29,200 Ward County, ND (Minot) 2.2 hr 125 67,900 Yellowstone County Profile Total Population, 2014 155,500 Percent Change in Population, 2010-2014 5.1% Median Age, 2013 38.3 Percent 65 or Older, 2013 14.4% Percent of Population with Bachelor's 28.7% Degree or Higher, 2013 Median Household Income, 2013 51,342 Percent of Population without Health 15.6% Insurance Coverage, 2013 Unemployment Rate, November 2014 3.1% Lived in a Different House in 2013 17.0% Sources: American Community Survey, U.S.

Yellowstone County: energy impacts continue

In rural Burleigh County, N.D., the BEK Communications Cooperative has been selected to receive a $2 million grant and $2 million loan from USDA.

USDA helping Dakota co-op expand broadband service

Only one, Burleigh County, gained popula-tion, and most of that gain was in a part of the county closer to Bismarck, outside of BEK's service area.

What the census means for Rural America

21, 1915, in Burleigh County, N.D., to Earl and Albina Sumner Nixon.

OBITUARIES

Using CASPER, we were able to obtain feedback from Burleigh county residents on a new NWS product piloted in their geographic location.

The use of community assessment for public health emergency response to evaluate NWS warnings