Barnes County is a
county in the
U.S. state of
North Dakota. As of the
2020 census, the population was 10,853.
Its
county seat is
Valley City.
In 1872, the
Dakota Territory legislature authorized Burbank County (named for governor
John A. Burbank
John Albyne Burbank (July 23, 1827 – December 17, 1905) was an American businessman and the fourth Governor of Dakota Territory.
Early life and career
Burbank was born at Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana. After finishing school, he entered ...
); in 1874 they renamed it Barnes County, for Alanson H. Barnes (1818–1890), an associate justice of the Territorial Court. It was organized at Valley City on January 6, 1879.
Geography
The
Sheyenne River
The Sheyenne River is one of the major tributaries of the Red River of the North, meandering U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 across eastern North Dakota, Uni ...
flows southerly through the central part of Barnes County. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, carved with drainages, and dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.
[''Barnes County ND'' Google Maps (accessed 13 February 2019)]
/ref> The terrain slopes to the south and east; its highest point is on its upper west boundary line, at 1,535' (468m) ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water.
Major highways
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Adjacent counties
* Griggs County – north
* Steele County – northeast
* Cass County – east
* Ransom County – southeast
* LaMoure County – southwest
* Stutsman County
Stutsman County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,593. Its county seat is Jamestown.
The Jamestown, North Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Stutsman County.
Histor ...
– west
Protected areas
* Clausen Springs Recreation Area
* Clausen Springs State Game Management Area
* Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a Easement Refuge located in Barnes County, North Dakota five miles (8 km) west of Valley City. The refuge
The refuge was established by Executive Orders during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administrati ...
* Koldak State Game Management Area
* Riparian Restoration Interpretative Site
* Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge is a easement refuge with owned in fee title and the remaining area of covered by easement. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service fee title of 1,120 acres allows some wetland and upland management. ...
* Tomahawk Lake National Wildlife Refuge
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Lakes
* Lake Ashtabula
* Eckelson Lake
* Fox Lake
* Goose Lake
* Hobart Lake
* Island Lake
* Kee Lake
* Lake Benson
* Meadow Lake
* Moon Lake
* Mud Lake
* Round Lake
* Saint Marys Lake
* Sanborn Lake
* Tomahawk Lake
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Demographics
2000 census
As of the 2000 census there were 11,775 people, 4,884 households, and 3,115 families in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km2). There were 5,599 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.91% White, 0.45% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.3% were of German and 34.0% Norwegian ancestry.
There were 4,884 households, out of which 27.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.90% were married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.20% were non-families. 31.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89.
The county population contained 22.30% under the age of 18, 11.30% from 18 to 24, 23.00% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,166, and the median income for a family was $42,149. Males had a median income of $28,504 versus $18,447 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,566. About 6.40% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.90% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 11,066 people, 4,826 households, and 2,927 families residing in the county.[ In terms of ancestry, 48.4% were German, 37.2% were Norwegian, 8.3% were Irish, 5.2% were English, and 2.7% were American.
Of the 4,826 households, 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.3% were non-families, and 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age was 44.3 years.][
The median income for a household in the county was $41,773 and the median income for a family was $59,558. Males had a median income of $42,575 versus $30,361 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,152. About 6.4% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.
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Population by decade
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Communities
Cities
* Dazey
* Fingal
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* Kathryn
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In television and film:
* Kathryn Beaumont (born 1938), English voice actress and school teacher best known for her Di ...
* Leal
* Litchville
* Nome
* Oriska
* Pillsbury
* Rogers
* Sanborn
* Sibley
* Tower City (part)
* Valley City (county seat)
* Wimbledon
Unincorporated communities
* Berea
* Cuba
* Daily
* Eastedge
* Eckelson
* Hastings
* Koldok
* Lucca
* North Valley City
* Urbana
Townships
* Alta
Alta or ALTA may refer to:
Acronyms
* Alt-A, short for Alternative A-paper, is a type of U.S. mortgage
* American Land Title Association, a national trade association representing the land title industry
* American Literary Translators Associatio ...
* Anderson
* Ashtabula
Ashtabula ( ) is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, and the center of the Ashtabula micropolitan area. It is located at the mouth of the Ashtabula River on Lake Erie, northeast of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, the city had ...
* Baldwin
Baldwin is a Germanic name, composed of the elements ''bald'' "bold" and ''win'' "friend".
People
* Baldwin (name)
Places Canada
* Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario
* Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District
* Baldwin's Mills, Qu ...
* Binghampton
* Brimer
* Cuba
* Dazey
* Eckelson
* Edna
* Ellsbury
* Getchell
* Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties of Texas, in the United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It had a population of 175,396 according to the 2010 census, making it th ...
* Green
* Greenland
* Hemen
* Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
* Lake Town
* Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...
* Marsh
* Meadow Lake
* Minnie Lake
* Nelson
* Noltimier
* Norma
* Oakhill
* Oriska
* Pierce
* Potter
* Raritan
* Rogers
* Rosebud
* Sibley Trail
* Skandia
Skandia is a financial services corporation in Sweden.
History
Skandia started out as a Swedish insurance company in 1855. Today the brand operates in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Skandia also operates an internet bank called Skand ...
* Spring Creek
* Springvale
* Stewart
* Svea Svea may refer to:
Name
* Svea (name), Swedish female given name meaning "Swede"
* Mother Svea, personification of Sweden
* Svea (singer) (Svea Virginia Kågemark, born 1999), a Swedish singer
Places
* United States
** Svea, Florida, unincorpor ...
* Thordenskjold
* Uxbridge
* Valley
* Weimer
Notable people
* Frank White, eighth Governor of North Dakota and Treasurer of the United States.
* Peggy Lee
Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...
, singer & actress
* Earl Pomeroy, U.S. Congressman
* Morley Nelson Morlan "Morley" Nelson (October 5, 1916 – February 12, 2005) was an American falconry, falconer and education, educator. He is best known as a seminal influence on Bird of prey, raptor conservation biology, conservation in the Western United S ...
, conservationist
Politics
Barnes County voters have been reliably Republican for decades. In only one national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic County candidate.
Education
School districts:[ ]
Text list
2010 map
an
2010 text list
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* Barnes County North Public School District 7
Barnes may refer to:
People
*Barnes (name), a family name and a given name (includes lists of people with that name)
Places
United Kingdom
* Barnes, London, England
** Barnes railway station
**Barnes Bridge railway station
**Barnes Railway Brid ...
* Enderlin Area Public School District 24 Enderlin can refer to:
* Charles Enderlin (1945– ), French-Israeli journalist
* Karl Enderlin (1923–2004), Swiss figure skater
* Richard Enderlin (1843–1930), musician and United States Army soldier
* Enderlin, North Dakota
Enderlin is a c ...
* Griggs County Central School District 18 Griggs may refer to:
Places
*Griggs County, North Dakota, U.S.
*Mount Griggs (also known as Knife Peak Volcano), Katmai range, Alaska, U.S.
Other uses
*Griggs (surname)
*''Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
''Griggs v. Duke Power Co.'', 401 U.S. 424 (1971 ...
* Hope-Page School District
* Litchville-Marion Public School District 46
Litchville-Marion School District No. 46 is a school district headquartered in Marion, North Dakota. It has an elementary school in Litchville and a secondary school in Marion.
In the 1993–1994 school year the Litchville and Marion school dis ...
* Maple Valley Public School District 4
The Maple Valley Public School District (MVSD #4 or MVPSD) is a public school district in Barnes and Cass counties in the U.S. state of North Dakota, based in Tower City. It also serves Buffalo, Fingal, and Oriska.
Schools
The school district ...
* Montpelier Public School District 14 Montpelier or Montpellier may refer to:
Locations Australia
* Montpelier (Queensland), a hill in the suburb of Bowen Hills, Brisbane
Canada
* Montpellier, Quebec
France
* Montpellier, a city in southern France
** The University of Montpellier
...
* Valley City Public School District 2
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
Former districts:
* Hope Public School District 10
Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large.
As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...
[ - Consolidated with Page district in 2020][ - 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.]
* Oriska School District - Consolidated into Maple Valley in 2003[ ]
Clipping
from Newspapers.com.
* Page Public School District 80[ - Consolidated with Hope district in 2020][
]
See also
*
References
External links
Barnes County, North Dakota
official website
* Barnes County maps
Sheet 1
(southern) an
Sheet 2
(northern), ''North Dakota DOT''
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North Dakota counties
1879 establishments in Dakota Territory
Populated places established in 1879