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Hettinger County, North Dakota
Hettinger County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,489. Its county seat is Mott. The city of Hettinger, North Dakota is not located in Hettinger County North Dakota but located in Adams County North Dakota History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 9, 1883, with territory partitioned from Stark County. Its government was not organized at that time. The county name was chosen by territorial legislator Erastus A. Williams, to honor his father-in-law, Mathias K. Hettinger (1810-1890), who had been a banker and public figure in Freeport, Illinois. A settlement on the Cannonball River was selected as the county seat ( Mott). The county boundaries were reduced in 1885 and 1887. The county was dissolved on November 3, 1896, but was re-created on May 24, 1901, by an action of the state supreme court. This re-creation slightly altered the county's boundaries, due to the redefinition of its boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hettinger County Courthouse
The Hettinger County Courthouse in Mott, North Dakota was built in 1934. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Its construction, during 1934–36, was barely allowed by passage of a bond issue to take advantage of a Public Works Administration grant. It is significant for its Art Deco architecture Art Deco, short for the French (), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s, ..., along with that of the Stark County Courthouse. (pages 27-28 in ND Courthouses TR) and References Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota County courthouses in North Dakota Art Deco architecture in North Dakota Government buildings completed in 1934 National Register of Historic Places in Hettinger County, North Dakota 1934 establishments in North Dakota {{N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dakota Supreme Court
The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts. Each of the five justices is elected on a no-party ballot for a ten-year term, arranged so that one seat is contested every two years. The Chief Justice is elected from the Justices every five years (or upon vacancy) by vote of the Supreme Court justices and the District Court judges. The Supreme Court is empowered to constitute a Court of Appeals consisting of a three-member panel chosen from active and retired District Court judges, retired Supreme Court justices, and lawyers. The Court of Appeals only hears cases specifically assigned to it by the Supreme Court, which is done only infrequently. Under Article 6, Section 4 of the North Dakota Constitution, the North Dakota Supreme Court "shall not declare a legislative enactment unconstitutional unless at least four of the members of the court so decide." N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegians
Norwegians () are an ethnic group and nation native to Norway, where they form the vast majority of the population. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegians are descended from the Norsemen, Norse of the Early Middle Ages who formed a unified Kingdom of Norway (872–1397), Kingdom of Norway in the 9th century. During the Viking Age, Norwegians and other Norse peoples conquered, settled and ruled parts of the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. Norwegians are closely related to other descendants of the Norsemen such as Danes, Swedes, Icelanders and the Faroe Islanders, as well as groups such as the Scottish people, Scots whose nation they significantly settled and left a lasting impact in, particularly the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland). The Norwegian language, with its two official standard forms, more specifically Bokmål and Nynorsk, is part of the larger North Germanic languages, Scandinavian dialect continuum of g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germans
Germans (, ) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution of Germany, implemented in 1949 following the end of World War II, defines a German as a German nationality law, German citizen. During the 19th and much of the 20th century, discussions on German identity were dominated by concepts of a common language, culture, descent, and history.. "German identity developed through a long historical process that led, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, to the definition of the German nation as both a community of descent (Volksgemeinschaft) and shared culture and experience. Today, the German language is the primary though not exclusive criterion of German identity." Today, the German language is widely seen as the primary, though not exclusive, criterion of German identity. Estimates on the total number of Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of statistics. This term is used mostly in connection with Population and housing censuses by country, national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include Census of agriculture, censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications, and other useful information to coordinate international practices. The United Nations, UN's Food ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slope County, North Dakota
Slope County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 706, making it the List of counties in North Dakota, least populous county in North Dakota and the List of United States counties and county-equivalents, 18th-least populous county in the United States. The county seat is Amidon, North Dakota, Amidon. History The vote to create Slope County, by partitioning the lower portion of Billings County, North Dakota, Billings, was held on November 3, 1914. This was the final (as of 2019) alteration to that once-large Dakota county, as Bowman County, North Dakota, Bowman had been partitioned off in 1883, and Golden Valley County, North Dakota, Golden Valley was split off in 1910. The unorganized Slope County was not attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes during the interregnum; on January 14, 1915, the county organization was effected. The name refers to the Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant County, North Dakota
Grant County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 2,301. Its county seat is Carson, North Dakota, Carson. History The territory of Grant County was part of Morton County, North Dakota, Morton County until 1916. On November 7 the county voters determined that the SW portion of the county would be partitioned off to form a new county, to be named after Ulysses S. Grant, the US President from 1869 to 1877. Accordingly, the county government was organized on November 28, with Carson as the seat. The county's boundaries have remained unchanged since its creation. Geography The Heart River (North Dakota), Heart River flows eastward through the upper part of Grant County, and Cedar Creek (North Dakota), Cedar Creek flows east-northeastward along the county's southern boundary line. The county terrain consists of isolated hills among rolling hills, carved by drainages. The semi-arid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dakota Highway 22
North Dakota Highway 22 (ND 22) is a major north–south state highway in North Dakota. It begins at the South Dakota state line south of the small town of Reeder and ends at ND 23 west of New Town and north of Mandaree. The route has one concurrency with U.S. Route 12 (US 12). The highway widely parallels US 85, running about fifteen miles east of it. Route description North Dakota Highway 22 begins at the South Dakota state line as a continuation of South Dakota Highway 79. From there it heads north to the town of Reeder. North of Reeder, the route joins U.S. Route 12, heading southeast for two miles. It then heads north, joining with Highway 21 south of New England. Highway 21's concurrency with Highway 22 ends at New England, and Highway 22 continues north to Dickinson, where it has a truck detour around a low railroad bridge before it meets Interstate 94 Bus. Loop and Interstate 94 itself. ND 22 continues north to meet Highway 200 just south of the city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dakota Highway 21
North Dakota Highway 21 (ND 21) is an east-west highway in North Dakota. The eastern terminus is at ND 6 about north of Breien and the western terminus is at U.S. Route 85 (US 85) about east-northeast of Amidon. The highway is known for the large number of abandonments located along it. Route description ND 21 runs east from its western terminus at US 85 for 15.7 miles before turning south onto ND 22 near New England for 8.1 miles. after the concurrency, ND 21 heads east for 28.7 miles, intersecting the Enchanted Highway and passing south of Regent, and sharing the road with ND 8 near Mott. In Mott, ND 21 turns off again to head east for the last 69.5 miles; along the way, ND 21 skirts north of Burt, picks up ND 49 near New Leipzig and exits the concurrency at Elgin, passes north of Heil and south of Carson, and meets the northern end of ND 31 near Flasher. History The current ND-24 segment between ND-6 and the current ND-24/ND-1806 junction was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dakota Highway 8
North Dakota Highway 8 (ND 8) is a north–south State highway#United States, state highway in North Dakota, United States. The highway is split into two segments. The southern segment is long and travels from Lake Sakakawea near Twin Buttes, North Dakota, Twin Buttes to South Dakota Highway 75 (SD 75) near Hettinger, North Dakota, Hettinger. The northern segment is long and travels from Saskatchewan Highway 9 (SK 9) in Northgate, North Dakota, Northgate on the Canada–United States border to North Dakota Highway 23, ND 23 near New Town, North Dakota, New Town. The highway was originally continuous but was separated by the formation of Lake Sakakawea in the 1950s. Route description ND 8 enters North Dakota at SD 75’s northern terminus, south of Hettinger, North Dakota, Hettinger, where it turns east onto U.S. Route 12 in North Dakota, US 12 and runs concurrently for . For the next , ND 8 heads north alone after leaving US&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
