Kidder County is a

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located in the

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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 2,394. Its

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is Steele.

History

The

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legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with areas partitioned from Buffalo County. The county government was not organized at that time, nor was the area attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. It was named for Jefferson Parrish Kidder, a delegate to the

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from Dakota Territory (1875–1879) and associate justice of the territorial supreme court (1865–1875, 1879–1883). The county government was effected on March 22, 1881. The county boundaries were altered on 1879 with territory partitioned to Burleigh, and in 1885 with territory partitioned from Burleigh County. Its boundaries have remained unchanged since 1885.

Geography

The terrain of Kidder County consists of hills dotted with lakes and ponds, largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and south; its highest point is a hill near its northwestern corner, at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (5.7%) is water.

Major highways

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Lakes

Source: * Alkali Lake * Alkaline Lake * Ashley Lake * Big Muddy Lake * Bird Lake * Buffalo Lake * Cherry Lake * Dead Buffalo Lake * Deer Lake * Fresh Lake * Geneva Lake * Harker Lake * Horsehead Lake * Kunkel Lake * Lake Etta * Lake George * Lake Helen * Lake Henry * Lake Isabel * Long Alkaline LakeLong Alkaline Lake/ND Game & Fish Div (accessed February 21, 2019)
/ref> * Long Lake (partial) * McPhall Slough * Mud Lake * Pursian Lake * Round Lake * Salt Alkaline Lake * Sibley Lake * Swan Lake * Upper Harker Lake * Willow Lake * Woodhouse Lake

Adjacent counties

* Wells County - north * Stutsman County - east *

Logan County Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States: * Logan County, Arkansas * Logan County, Colorado * Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895) * Logan County, Illinois * Logan County, Kansas * Logan County ...

- south * Emmons County - southwest * Burleigh County - west * Sheridan County -northwest

Protected areas

Source: * Alkaline Lake State Wildlife Management Area * Dawson State Game Management Area * Hutchinson Lake National Wildlife Refuge * Lake George National Wildlife Refuge * Lake Williams State Game Management Area *

Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge, located in south-central North Dakota, was established in 1932 as a migratory bird refuge by President Herbert Hoover. The refuge consists of a saline basin that is long and is appropriately named "Long Lak ...

(part) * Slade National Wildlife Refuge * Streeter Memorial State Park

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 2,394 people.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 2,435 people, 1,059 households, and 722 families in the county. The population density was . There were 1,674 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.3% white, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 1.9% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 65.8% were

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, 21.8% were Norwegian, 8.2% were

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, 6.0% were English, and 1.7% were American. Of the 1,059 households, 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.8% were non-families, and 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 47.2 years. The median income for a household in the county was $34,250 and the median income for a family was $47,981. Males had a median income of $35,380 versus $24,330 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,502. About 15.1% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the

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, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 23.1% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

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Communities

Cities

* Dawson * Pettibone *

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* Steele (county seat) * Tappen * Tuttle

Unincorporated communities

* Crystal Springs * Lake Williams

Townships

* Allen * Atwood * Baker * Buckeye * Bunker * Chestina * Clear Lake * Crown Hill * Crystal Springs * Excelsior * Frettim * Graf * Haynes * Lake Williams * North & South Manning * North & South Merkel * Northwest * Peace * Petersville * Pettibone * Pleasant Hill * Quinby * Rexine * Robinson * Sibley * Stewart * Tanner * Tappen * Tuttle * Valley * Vernon * Wallace * Weiser * Westford * Williams * Woodlawn

Unorganized territories

* Kickapoo * Liberty

Politics

Kidder County voters have traditionally voted Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2024).

References

External links

* Kidder County maps
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