Four Bears Village is an

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and

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(CDP) in

McKenzie County McKenzie County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,704, and was estimated to be 14,782 in 2024, The county seat and largest city is Watford City. McKenzie County is also the largest cou ...

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, United States. The population was 500 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Four Bears Village is in eastern McKenzie County, just west of the

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. It is on the north side of

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, which leads east across the Missouri River to

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and west-southwest to Watford City. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 364 people, 87 households, and 80 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 90 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.12%

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, 93.96% Native American, and 1.92% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.02% of the population. There were 87 households, out of which 65.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were

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living together, 36.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.0% were non-families. 6.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.18 and the average family size was 4.19. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 48.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 11.5% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 19 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,194, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $29,125 versus $17,500 for females. The

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for the CDP was $7,681. About 35.7% of families and 31.2% of the population were below the

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, including 38.0% of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is within New Town Public Schools.

References

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