Burke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 2,242. Its county seat is Bowbells.
Burke County was partitioned in 1910 from what was once known as 'Imperial Ward' County (which covered present-day Burke, Mountrail, Renville, and Ward counties). It is named after John Burke (1859–1937), a politician who served as governor of North Dakota and Treasurer of the United States.
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Burke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 2,242. Its county seat is Bowbells.
Burke County was partitioned in 1910 from what was once known as 'Imperial Ward' County (which covered present-day Burke, Mountrail, Renville, and Ward counties). It is named after John Burke (1859–1937), a politician who served as governor of North Dakota and Treasurer of the United States.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,129 square miles (2,925 km²), of which, 1,104 square miles (2,858 km²) of it is land and 26 square miles (67 km²) of it (2.28%) is water.
As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 2,242 people, 1,013 households, and 680 families residing in the county. The population density was 2.0 people per square mile (0.8/km²). There were 1,412 housing units at an average density of 1.3 per square mile (0.5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.24% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.22%...
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