Eddy County is a
county
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in the
U.S. state
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of
North Dakota
North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...
. As of the
2020 census, the population was 2,347.
Its
county seat
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is
New Rockford. Eddy County is the smallest county in North Dakota by land area.
History
The
Dakota Territory
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of ...
legislature created the county on March 31, 1885, with territory partitioned from
Foster County
Foster County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,397. Its county seat is Carrington.
History
The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with lands partition ...
. It was named for Ezra B. Eddy, a
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the List of cities in North Dakota, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, Cass County. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which was e ...
banker who had died a few weeks earlier. The county government was established on April 27, 1885.
Geography
The
Sheyenne River flows easterly through the upper part of the county. The county terrain consists of semi-arid hills, featuring some agriculture.
The terrain slopes to the east and slightly to the north, with its highest point on a hill at the county's southwestern corner, at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.2%) is water.
It is the smallest county in North Dakota by area.
Adjacent counties
*
Benson County – north
*
Nelson County – northeast
*
Griggs County
Griggs County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,306. Its county seat is Cooperstown.
History
The county was created by the Dakota Territory legislature on February 18, 1881, with te ...
– southeast
*
Foster County
Foster County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,397. Its county seat is Carrington.
History
The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with lands partition ...
– south
*
Wells County – west
Major highways
*
U.S. Highway 281
*
North Dakota Highway 15
North Dakota Highway 15 (ND 15) is a east–west state highway in central North Dakota. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 52 (US 52) in Fessenden and the eastern terminus is at Interstate 29 (I-29) and US 81 near Thomps ...
*
North Dakota Highway 20
County roads
* Eddy County Road 1
* Eddy County Road 2
* Eddy County Road 3
* Eddy County Road 4
* Eddy County Road 5
* Eddy County Road 6
* Eddy County Road 7
* Eddy County Road 8
* Eddy County Road 9
* Eddy County Road 10
* Eddy County Road 12
* Eddy County Road 14
* Eddy County Road 16
Eddy County Road 14 is a north-south County Road in
North Dakota
North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...
. It runs from
North Dakota Highway 15
North Dakota Highway 15 (ND 15) is a east–west state highway in central North Dakota. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 52 (US 52) in Fessenden and the eastern terminus is at Interstate 29 (I-29) and US 81 near Thomps ...
near
New Rockford to Eddy County Road 9 (1st Ave North) in downtown New Rockford. Eddy County Road 9 is an east-west County Road in North Dakota. It runs from
US 281/Highway 15 (1st Street) in New Rockford to Wells County CR 2, near New Rockford.
National protected area
*
Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The Refuge was established by Executive Order 8122, signed on May 10, 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to be set aside as "a refuge and breeding grounds ...
(part)
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
census
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of 2020, there were 2,347 people.
2010 census
As of the
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 stati ...
of 2010, there were 2,385 people, 1,057 households, and 653 families in the county. The population density was . There were 1,323 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 95.2% white, 2.4% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.8% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 52.7% were
German
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**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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, 45.9% were
Norwegian, 9.3% were
Irish, 6.5% were
Swedish, and 1.3% were
American.
Of the 1,057 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.2% were non-families, and 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 49.2 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,404 and the median income for a family was $47,857. Males had a median income of $31,887 versus $28,194 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,302. About 11.5% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade
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Communities
Cities
*
New Rockford (county seat)
*
Sheyenne
Unincorporated communities
Source:
[
* Brantford
* Hamar
]
Townships
* Bush
* Cherry Lake
* Columbia
* Colvin
* Eddy
* Freeborn
* Gates
* Grandfield
* Hillsdale
* Lake Washington
* Munster
* New Rockford
* Paradise
* Pleasant Prairie
* Rosefield
* Sheldon
* Superior
* Tiffany
Politics
Eddy County voters tend to vote Republican. In 71% percent of the national elections since 1960, the county selected the Republican Party candidate.
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Eddy County, North Dakota
References
External links
ND DOT county map of Eddy Country (PDF)
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1885 establishments in Dakota Territory
Populated places established in 1885