Griggs_County,_North_Dakota
Griggs County, North Dakota
County in North Dakota, United States
Griggs County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,306.[1] Its county seat is Cooperstown.[2]
Griggs County | |
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Griggs County Courthouse. Photographed in 1892. | |
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota | |
North Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′N 98°14′W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Dakota |
| Founded | February 18, 1881 (created) June 16, 1882 (organized) |
| Named for | Alexander Griggs |
| Seat | Cooperstown |
| Largest city | Cooperstown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 716 sq mi (1,850 km2) |
| • Land | 709 sq mi (1,840 km2) |
| • Water | 7.6 sq mi (20 km2) 1.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,306 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 2,252  |
| • Density | 3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
The county was created by the Dakota Territory legislature on February 18, 1881, with territories partitioned from Barnes, Foster, and Traill counties. It was not organized at that time, nor was it attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. It was named for Alexander Griggs, a steamboat captain who is credited with founding Grand Forks.[3]
The county organization was effected on June 16, 1882. Its boundary was altered in 1883 when Steele County was partitioned off; it has retained its present boundary since then.[4][5]
The Sheyenne River flows southward through the east-central part of Griggs County, discharging into Lake Ashtabula at the county's SE corner. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds across its central part, mostly devoted to agriculture.[6] The terrain slopes to the south and east; its highest point is a hill at its NW corner, at 1,562' (476m) ASL.[7] The county has a total area of 716 square miles (1,850 km2), of which 709 square miles (1,840 km2) is land and 7.6 square miles (20 km2) (1.1%) is water.[8] It is the third-smallest county in North Dakota by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.
Major highways
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Adjacent counties
- Nelson County (north)
- Steele County (east)
- Barnes County (south)
- Stutsman County (southwest)
- Foster County (west)
- Eddy County (northwest)
National protected area
Lakes
Source:[6]
- Hoot-E-Too Lake
- Jones Lake
- Lake Addie
- Lake Ashtabula (part)
- Lake Five
- Lake Jessie
- Lake Norway
- Lake Silver
- Long Lake
- Phelps Lake
- Pickerel Lake (part)
- Plum Lake
- Red Willow Lake
- Round Lake
- Rush Lake
- Sibley Lake
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 2,817 | — | |
| 1900 | 4,744 | 68.4% | |
| 1910 | 6,274 | 32.3% | |
| 1920 | 7,402 | 18.0% | |
| 1930 | 6,889 | −6.9% | |
| 1940 | 5,818 | −15.5% | |
| 1950 | 5,460 | −6.2% | |
| 1960 | 5,023 | −8.0% | |
| 1970 | 4,184 | −16.7% | |
| 1980 | 3,714 | −11.2% | |
| 1990 | 3,303 | −11.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,754 | −16.6% | |
| 2010 | 2,420 | −12.1% | |
| 2020 | 2,306 | −4.7% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 2,252 | [9] | −2.3% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13] 2010-2020[1] | |||
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 2,306 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,420 people, 1,131 households, and 694 families in the county. The population density was 3.4 inhabitants per square mile (1.3/km2). There were 1,461 housing units at an average density of 2.1 per square mile (0.81/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.8% white, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 60.8% were Norwegian, 36.7% were German, 5.9% were English, 5.6% were Swedish, and 1.2% were American.
Of the 1,131 households, 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.6% were non-families, and 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.70. The median age was 51.9 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $40,085 and the median income for a family was $51,570. Males had a median income of $33,169 versus $27,038 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,122. About 9.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade
Cities
- Binford
- Cooperstown (county seat)
- Hannaford
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Source:[6]
- Karnak
- Walum
- Mose
Townships
| Range 61 | Range 60 | Range 59 | Range 58 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township 148 | Rosendal | Willow | Pilot Mound | Lenora |
| Township 147 | Bryan | Addie | Tyrol | Romness |
| Township 146 | Kingsley | Clearfield | Cooperstown | Washburn |
| Township 145 | Mabel | Helena | Ball Hill | Sverdrup |
| Township 144 | Dover | Bartley | Greenfield | Broadview |
Griggs County voters usually vote Republican. In only one national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 907 | 72.56% | 308 | 24.64% | 35 | 2.80% |
| 2016 | 847 | 66.96% | 298 | 23.56% | 120 | 9.49% |
| 2012 | 771 | 57.41% | 536 | 39.91% | 36 | 2.68% |
| 2008 | 682 | 51.90% | 598 | 45.51% | 34 | 2.59% |
| 2004 | 907 | 63.03% | 505 | 35.09% | 27 | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 920 | 62.63% | 484 | 32.95% | 65 | 4.42% |
| 1996 | 731 | 46.53% | 670 | 42.65% | 170 | 10.82% |
| 1992 | 773 | 44.02% | 647 | 36.85% | 336 | 19.13% |
| 1988 | 1,020 | 54.11% | 846 | 44.88% | 19 | 1.01% |
| 1984 | 1,254 | 59.89% | 828 | 39.54% | 12 | 0.57% |
| 1980 | 1,342 | 61.84% | 636 | 29.31% | 192 | 8.85% |
| 1976 | 1,086 | 48.01% | 1,122 | 49.60% | 54 | 2.39% |
| 1972 | 1,312 | 58.10% | 901 | 39.90% | 45 | 1.99% |
| 1968 | 1,110 | 49.84% | 1,008 | 45.26% | 109 | 4.89% |
| 1964 | 885 | 37.03% | 1,505 | 62.97% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 1,278 | 49.90% | 1,279 | 49.94% | 4 | 0.16% |
| 1956 | 1,212 | 50.78% | 1,173 | 49.14% | 2 | 0.08% |
| 1952 | 1,727 | 66.19% | 872 | 33.42% | 10 | 0.38% |
| 1948 | 1,036 | 44.31% | 1,180 | 50.47% | 122 | 5.22% |
| 1944 | 990 | 44.45% | 1,228 | 55.14% | 9 | 0.40% |
| 1940 | 1,117 | 43.09% | 1,464 | 56.48% | 11 | 0.42% |
| 1936 | 666 | 24.46% | 1,665 | 61.15% | 392 | 14.40% |
| 1932 | 428 | 18.01% | 1,838 | 77.32% | 111 | 4.67% |
| 1928 | 1,329 | 52.45% | 1,182 | 46.65% | 23 | 0.91% |
| 1924 | 738 | 33.33% | 116 | 5.24% | 1,360 | 61.43% |
| 1920 | 1,739 | 73.84% | 530 | 22.51% | 86 | 3.65% |
| 1916 | 521 | 40.86% | 668 | 52.39% | 86 | 6.75% |
| 1912 | 144 | 14.47% | 434 | 43.62% | 417 | 41.91% |
| 1908 | 605 | 51.84% | 493 | 42.25% | 69 | 5.91% |
| 1904 | 688 | 66.80% | 232 | 22.52% | 110 | 10.68% |
| 1900 | 527 | 54.44% | 407 | 42.05% | 34 | 3.51% |
School districts include:[16]
- Barnes County North Public School District 7
- Dakota Prairie Public School District 1
- Finley-Sharon Public School District 19
- Griggs County Central School District 18
- Hope-Page School District
- Midkota Public School District 7
Former:
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Griggs County, North Dakota
- USS Griggs (APA-110), U.S. Navy ship named for this county
- "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 145.
- "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "County History". North Dakota.gov. The State of North Dakota. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ""Find an Altitude/Griggs County ND" Google Maps (accessed February 20, 2019)". Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- Forstall, Richard L., ed. (April 20, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- Township Numbers - ND.gov
- Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Griggs County, ND" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2022. - Text list - The page shows Hope School District as still separate from Hope-Page. 2010 map and 2010 text list
- "Enrollment History Public School Districts 2009-2021". North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved August 19, 2021. - Check the 2020-2021 spreadsheet, which lists a single "Hope Page" school district, and compare with all previous sheets which show them as two separate school districts.
- Griggs County map, North Dakota DOT