Towner County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population is 2,162. Its

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is Cando. It is south of the Canada–US border with

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History

The

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legislature created the county on March 8, 1883, with areas partitioned from

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and Rolette counties. It was named for Oscar M. Towner (1842–1897), a businessman and member of the 15th territorial legislature. The county organization was not completed at that time, and the county was attached to Pembina County for judicial and administrative purposes. That lasted until January 24, 1884, when the county organization was effected, and its attachment to Pembina was dissolved. However, on January 26, 1889, the county was attached to Ramsey County for judicial and administrative purposes. This arrangement only lasted a few months. The boundaries of Towner County, as first formed, have not been altered to the present (as of 2019). The ''city'' of Towner, North Dakota, is in McHenry County.

Geography

Towner County lies on the north line of North Dakota, and thus on the north line of the continental United States. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of

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. Its terrain consists of rolling hills dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is devoted to agriculture.''Towner County ND'' Google Maps (accessed February 21, 2019)
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runs across Towner County - the northern terrain slopes to the north while the southern terrain slopes to the south, and the county as a whole slightly slopes to the east. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.6%) is water. '
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Major highways

* U.S. Route 281 * North Dakota Highway 4 * North Dakota Highway 5 * North Dakota Highway 17 * North Dakota Highway 66

Adjacent counties and rural municipalities

* Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain,

- northwest * Cartwright-Roblin Municipality,

- north * Municipality of Louise,

- northeast * Cavalier County - east * Ramsey County - southeast * Benson County - south * Pierce County - southwest * Rolette County - west

National protected areas

* Brumba National Wildlife Refuge * Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (part) * Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge * Snyder Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Lakes

* Armourdale Lake * Brumba Pool * Lake Alice (part) * McLaughlin Lake * Moore Lake * Pound Lake * Rock Lake * Snyder Lake

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 2,162 people.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 2,246 people, 1,048 households, and 639 families in the county. The population density was . There were 1,449 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.7% white, 2.2% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 46.5% were German, 41.5% were Norwegian, 10.4% were Irish, 7.4% were English, 5.5% were Swedish, and 3.2% were American. Of the 1,048 households, 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.0% were non-families, and 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.71. The median age was 50.3 years. The median income for a household in the county was $43,684 and the median income for a family was $54,609. Males had a median income of $36,350 versus $26,164 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,203. About 8.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

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Communities

Cities

* Bisbee * Cando (county seat) * Egeland * Hansboro *

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* Rocklake * Sarles (mostly in Cavalier County)

Unincorporated communities

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* Armourdale * Arndt * Considine * Crocus * Elsberry * Maza * Newville * Olmstead * Pasha

Townships

* Armourdale * Atkins * Bethel * Cando * Coolin * Crocus * Dash * Gerrard * Grainfield * Howell * Lansing * Maza * Monroe * Mount View * New City * Olson * Paulson * Picton * Rock Lake * Sidney * Smith * Sorenson * Springfield * Teddy * Twin Hill * Victor * Virginia * Zion

Politics

Education

School districts include: * Leeds Public School District 6 * Mount Pleasant Public School District 4 * Munich Public School District 19 * North Star School District * Starkweather Public School District 44 Former school districts: * Bisbee-Egeland School District - Formed in 1980 with the merger of the Bisbee and Egeland districts, known as West Central School District 12 and East Central School District 12, respectively.
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- The author was an English teacher at Bisbee-Egeland High School. Merged into North Star Schools in 2008. * Cando School District - Merged into North Star Schools in 2008. * North Central Public School District 28
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References

External links

Towner County official website

Towner County map
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