McLean County /

McLean County (pronunciation: /məˈkleɪn/ mə-klayn) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2010, the population was 8,962. Its county seat is Washburn. The county was created by the 1883 territorial legislature and organized on November 1, 1883. It was named for John A. McLean, a prominent citizen and the first mayor of Bismarck, North Dakota. Washburn has always been the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,328 square miles (6,030 km²), of which, 2,110 square miles (5,465 km²) of it is land and 218 square miles (565 km²) of it (9.37%) is water. McLean County has more National Wildlife Refuges than any other county in the United States. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,311 people, 3,815 households, and 2,712 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 5,264 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.52% White, 0.02% Black or African American, 5.95% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. 0.87% of the population were