Renville County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,282. Its

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is Mohall. Renville County is part of the Minot, ND Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located south of the

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with

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History

The

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legislature created the county on January 4, 1873. It was named for Joseph Renville, an influential fur trader,

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, and important figure in dealings between white men and the

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. The county was not organized at that time, nor was it attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. The proposed county boundaries were altered in 1883, in 1885, and 1887, and on November 8, 1892, the county was dissolved and absorbed into Bottineau and

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counties due to a lack of settlement. The general election held November 3, 1908 included a question asking whether a portion of Ward County should be partitioned off and named Renville County (covering a different area than the original county). This question reportedly failed to pass, but it was promptly contested in court, resulting in a ruling by the state Supreme Court ruled on June 3, 1910, that the split should be carried out. The state governor proclaimed the result in a July 12 proclamation, and the county government was organized on July 20 of that year, with Mohall as the county seat.

Geography

Renville County lies on the north line of North Dakota; its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of

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. The Souris River flows southeasterly through the county on its way to Hudson Bay. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the south and east; its highest point is its SW corner, at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.8%) is water.

Major highways

* U.S. Highway 52 * U.S. Highway 83 * North Dakota Highway 5 * North Dakota Highway 28

Adjacent counties and rural municipalities

* Mount Pleasant No. 2, Saskatchewan - northwest * Argyle No. 1, Saskatchewan - northeast * Bottineau County - east * McHenry County - southeast * Ward County - south * Burke County - west

Protected areas

Source: * Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge (part) * Upper Souris Wildlife Refuge

Lakes

* Lake Darling (part)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 2,282 people.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 2,470 people, 1,061 households, and 685 families in the county. The population density was . There were 1,386 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.9% white, 0.4% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 39.5% were

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, 39.1% were Norwegian, 11.6% were Irish, 9.7% were English, 9.5% were Swedish, and 2.3% were American. Of the 1,061 households, 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.4% were non-families, and 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age was 45.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $49,583 and the median income for a family was $63,068. Males had a median income of $39,950 versus $25,469 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,856. About 3.8% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the

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, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

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Communities

Cities

* Glenburn * Grano * Loraine * Mohall (county seat) * Sherwood * Tolley

Unincorporated communities

Source: * Chola * Greene * Grover * Norma * Rockford * White Ash

Townships

* Brandon * Callahan * Clay * Colquhoun * Eden Valley * Ensign * Fairbanks * Grassland * Grover * Hamerly * Hamlet * Hurley * Ivanhoe * Lockwood * McKinney * Muskego * Plain * Prescott * Prosperity * Rockford * Roosevelt * Stafford * Van Buren * White Ash

Politics

Renville County voters have voted Republican in every national election since 1976 (as of 2024).

References

External links

Renville County official website

Renville County North Dakota History website
* Renville County maps
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