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Ward County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 58,795. Its county seat is Minot; the seat was in Burlington until 1888. Up until 1910, Ward County also included what is now Burke, Mountrail, and Renville counties; this landmass often being referred to as 'Imperial Ward' County. When Burke and Renville counties were partitioned out of Imperial Ward County, neither group wanted to include Kenmare and which resulted in that town remaining part of present-day Ward County at the end of a narrow strip of land.

Ward County is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	7,961		—
1910	25,221		216.8%
1920	28,811		14.2%
1930	33,597		16.6%
1940	31,981		−4.8%
1950	34,782		8.8%
1960	47,072		35.3%
1970	58,560		24.4%
1980	58,392		−0.3%
1990	57,921		−0.8%
2000	58,975		1.8%
Est. 2007	55,927		−5.2%
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As of the census of 2000, there were 58,795 people, 23,041 households, and 15,368 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 25,097 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was:

• 92.40% White
• 2.22% Black or African American
• 2.07% Native American, 0.82% Asian
• 0.06% Pacific Islander
• 0.73% from other races
• 1.70% from two or more races

1.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.7% were of German and 27.9% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 23,041 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 13.00% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,670, and the median income for a family was $41,342. Males had a median income of $27,980 versus $19,830 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,926. About 7.90% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.