List of counties in North Dakota
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There are 53 counties in the U.S. state of North Dakota.
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The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[1] North Dakota's code is 38, which when combined with any county code would be written as 38XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.[2]
List
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FIPS code[2] | County seat[3] | Established[3] | Meaning of name[4] | Population (2020)[3] |
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Adams County | 001 | Hettinger | 1885 | John Quincy Adams, a railroad agent and cousin of the former president who was instrumental in having the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway built through North Dakota | 2,200 | 988 sq mi (2,559 km2) |
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Barnes County | 003 | Valley City | 1875 | Dakota Territory judge Alanson H. Barnes | 10,853 | 1,492 sq mi (3,864 km2) |
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Benson County | 005 | Minnewaukan | 1883 | Dakota territorial legislator Bertil W. Benson | 5,964 | 1,389 sq mi (3,597 km2) |
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Billings County | 007 | Medora | 1879 | Frederick H. Billings (1823–1890), who was president of the Northern Pacific Railroad | 945 | 1,152 sq mi (2,984 km2) |
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Bottineau County | 009 | Bottineau | 1873 | Named for frontiersman Pierre Bottineau | 6,379 | 1,669 sq mi (4,323 km2) |
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Bowman County | 011 | Bowman | 1883 | Dakota territorial legislator Edward M. Bowman | 2,993 | 1,162 sq mi (3,010 km2) |
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Burke County | 013 | Bowbells | 1910 | John Burke, tenth Governor of North Dakota | 2,201 | 1,104 sq mi (2,859 km2) |
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Burleigh County | 015 | Bismarck | 1873 | Walter A. Burleigh (1820–1896), territorial delegate to Congress | 98,458 | 1,633 sq mi (4,229 km2) |
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Cass County | 017 | Fargo | 1873 | George Washington Cass (1810–1888), who was the president of the Northern Pacific Railroad | 184,525 | 1,766 sq mi (4,574 km2) |
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Cavalier County | 019 | Langdon | 1873 | Charles Cavalier, French fur trapper and one of the area's original settlers | 3,704 | 1,489 sq mi (3,856 km2) |
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Dickey County | 021 | Ellendale | 1881 | Dakota territorial legislator George H. Dickey | 4,999 | 1,131 sq mi (2,929 km2) |
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Divide County | 023 | Crosby | 1910 | Named because it was created upon the division of Williams County | 2,195 | 1,259 sq mi (3,261 km2) |
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Dunn County | 025 | Manning | 1883 | John P. Dunn, an early civic leader of Bismarck, who opened the first drugstore in North Dakota | 4,095 | 2,010 sq mi (5,206 km2) |
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Eddy County | 027 | New Rockford | 1885 | Ezra B. Eddy, a Fargo banker and one of the territory's wealthiest citizens | 2,347 | 632 sq mi (1,637 km2) |
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Emmons County | 029 | Linton | 1879 | James Emmons, an early entrepreneur and businessman who operated the first steamboat across the Missouri River in Bismarck | 3,301 | 1,510 sq mi (3,911 km2) |
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Foster County | 031 | Carrington | 1873 | Either James S. Foster and George I. Foster, brother, and prominent farmers during the territorial days | 3,397 | 635 sq mi (1,645 km2) |
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Golden Valley County | 033 | Beach | 1912 | Named for either promotional reasons or for the Golden Valley Land and Cattle Company | 1,736 | 1,002 sq mi (2,595 km2) |
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Grand Forks County | 035 | Grand Forks | 1873 | Named for Grand Forks, North Dakota, which in turn was named for its location at the intersection of the Red Lake River and the Red River of the North | 73,170 | 1,438 sq mi (3,724 km2) |
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Grant County | 037 | Carson | 1916 | Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), eighteenth U.S. President | 2,301 | 1,660 sq mi (4,299 km2) |
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Griggs County | 039 | Cooperstown | 1881 | Alexander Griggs, a steamboat captain and founder of Grand Forks, North Dakota | 2,306 | 708 sq mi (1,834 km2) |
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Hettinger County | 041 | Mott | 1883 | Mathias K. Hettinger, the father-in-law of Erastus A. Williams, the North Dakota Speaker of the House during that session | 2,489 | 1,132 sq mi (2,932 km2) |
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Kidder County | 043 | Steele | 1873 | Jefferson Parrish Kidder, territorial delegate to the 44th Congress and 45th Congress | 2,394 | 1,352 sq mi (3,502 km2) |
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LaMoure County | 045 | LaMoure | 1873 | Dakota territorial legislator and North Dakota state legislator Judson LaMoure | 4,093 | 1,147 sq mi (2,971 km2) |
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Logan County | 047 | Napoleon | 1873 | Illinois U.S. Senator John A. Logan (1826–1886) | 1,876 | 993 sq mi (2,572 km2) |
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McHenry County | 049 | Towner | 1873 | James McHenry, one of the area's original settlers | 5,345 | 1,874 sq mi (4,854 km2) |
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McIntosh County | 051 | Ashley | 1883 | Edward H. McIntosh, a member of the Territorial Legislature | 2,530 | 975 sq mi (2,525 km2) |
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McKenzie County | 053 | Watford City | 1905 | Alexander McKenzie, party boss known in the state as "the senator-maker" | 14,704 | 2,742 sq mi (7,102 km2) |
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McLean County | 055 | Washburn | 1883 | John A. McLean, first mayor of Bismarck, North Dakota | 9,771 | 2,110 sq mi (5,465 km2) |
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Mercer County | 057 | Stanton | 1875 | William Henry Harrison Mercer, an early settler | 8,350 | 1,045 sq mi (2,707 km2) |
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Morton County | 059 | Mandan | 1873 | Governor of Indiana Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton | 33,291 | 1,926 sq mi (4,988 km2) |
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Mountrail County | 061 | Stanley | 1873 | Joseph Mountraille, Metis voyageur and early explorer | 9,809 | 1,824 sq mi (4,724 km2) |
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Nelson County | 063 | Lakota | 1883 | Dakota territorial legislator Nelson E. Nelson | 3,015 | 982 sq mi (2,543 km2) |
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Oliver County | 065 | Center | 1885 | Dakota territorial legislator Harry S. Oliver | 1,877 | 724 sq mi (1,875 km2) |
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Pembina County | 067 | Cavalier | 1867 | Named for the high-bush cranberries which grew wild in the area. Pembina may be from an Ojibwa phrase, anepeminan sipi, referring to the berries, as they grew in abundance around the Redberry River; it may also be from an Ojibwa word meaning meeting place. The name originally applied to the old Pembina Territory | 6,844 | 1,119 sq mi (2,898 km2) |
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Pierce County | 069 | Rugby | 1887 | Gilbert Ashville Pierce, a Governor of Dakota Territory and later a U.S. Senator from North Dakota | 3,990 | 1,018 sq mi (2,637 km2) |
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Ramsey County | 071 | Devils Lake | 1873 | Minnesota U.S. Senator Alexander Ramsey | 11,605 | 1,186 sq mi (3,072 km2) |
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Ransom County | 073 | Lisbon | 1873 | Named for locally situated Fort Ransom | 5,703 | 863 sq mi (2,235 km2) |
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Renville County | 075 | Mohall | 1873 | Joseph Renville, missionary and interpreter for Dakota Native Americans | 2,282 | 875 sq mi (2,266 km2) |
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Richland County | 077 | Wahpeton | 1873 | Morgan T. Rich, early settler | 16,529 | 1,437 sq mi (3,722 km2) |
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Rolette County | 079 | Rolla | 1873 | Joseph Rolette, Jr. (1820–1871), a prominent fur trapper and local political organizer | 12,187 | 902 sq mi (2,336 km2) |
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Sargent County | 081 | Forman | 1883 | Homer E. Sargent, a general manager of the Northern Pacific Railroad | 3,862 | 859 sq mi (2,225 km2) |
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Sheridan County | 083 | McClusky | 1873 | American Civil War officer Philip Henry Sheridan (1831–1888) | 1,265 | 972 sq mi (2,517 km2) |
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Sioux County | 085 | Fort Yates | 1915 | The Native American Sioux people | 3,898 | 1,094 sq mi (2,833 km2) |
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Slope County | 087 | Amidon | 1915 | Topographical feature within the county known as the Missouri Slope | 706 | 1,218 sq mi (3,155 km2) |
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Stark County | 089 | Dickinson | 1879 | George Stark, a vice president of the Northern Pacific Railroad | 33,646 | 1,338 sq mi (3,465 km2) |
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Steele County | 091 | Finley | 1883 | Edward H. Steele, secretary-treasurer of the Red River Land Company | 1,798 | 712 sq mi (1,844 km2) |
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Stutsman County | 093 | Jamestown | 1873 | Dakota Territorial Legislator Enos Stutsman | 21,593 | 2,222 sq mi (5,755 km2) |
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Towner County | 095 | Cando | 1883 | Dakota territorial legislator Oscar M. Towner | 2,162 | 1,025 sq mi (2,655 km2) |
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Traill County | 097 | Hillsboro | 1875 | Walter John Strickland Traill, early settler | 7,997 | 862 sq mi (2,233 km2) |
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Walsh County | 099 | Grafton | 1881 | George H. Walsh, early settler and one of the founders of the University of North Dakota | 10,563 | 1,282 sq mi (3,320 km2) |
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Ward County | 101 | Minot | 1888 | Dakota territorial legislator Mark Ward (1844–1902) | 69,919 | 2,013 sq mi (5,214 km2) |
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Wells County | 103 | Fessenden | 1873 | Dakota territorial legislator Edward Payson Wells | 3,982 | 1,271 sq mi (3,292 km2) |
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Williams County | 105 | Williston | 1890 | Dakota territorial legislator Erastus Appelman Williams | 40,950 | 2,071 sq mi (5,364 km2) |
References
change- ↑ "FIPS Publish 6-4". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". US Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ↑ "County History". Official Portal for North Dakota State Government. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2012.