Traill County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population at 7,997, and was estimated to be 7,989 in 2024. The

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is Hillsboro and the largest city is Mayville.

History

The

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legislature created the county on January 12, 1875, with areas partitioned from Burbank (now Barnes),

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, and Grand Forks Counties. It was named for Walter John Strickland Traill, an employee of the

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and son of Canadian pioneer Catharine Parr Traill. The first county building was a small single-story building in

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. Several replacement courthouses were built during the late 19th century and several votes to move the county seat to Mayville narrowly failed. Efforts to move the county seat to Hillsboro were more successful, and all county records were moved there in 1890. Construction of the current county building began in 1905; it is now listed on the

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. The county boundaries were altered in 1881 and in 1883. It has maintained its current configuration since 1883.

Geography

Traill County lies on the east side of North Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of

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(across the Red River). The Goose River flows eastward through the center of the county to discharge into the Red. The northward-flowing Red River forms the eastern boundary line of the county on its way to the Hudson Bay, and the Elk River flows south-southeastward through the southwestern part of the county. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and north, with its highest point on the lower western boundary line, at ASL. According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.07%) is water. It is the 47th largest county in North Dakota by total area.

Major highways

* Interstate 29 *

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* North Dakota Highway 18 * North Dakota Highway 200 * North Dakota Highway 200A

Airports

* Hillsboro Municipal Airport (3H4) * Mayville Municipal Airport (D56)

Adjacent counties

* Grand Forks County - north *

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- northeast * Norman County, Minnesota - east * Cass County - south * Steele County - west

Demographics

As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Traill County was $204,706. As of the 2023

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, there are 3,316 estimated households in Traill County with an average of 2.27 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $88,289. Approximately 8.4% of the county's population lives at or below the

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. Traill County has an estimated 65.9% employment rate, with 31.2% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 93.7% holding a high school diploma. The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (96.5%), Spanish (2.0%), Indo-European (1.0%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.4%), and Other (0.1%). The median age in the county was 40.7 years. Traill County, North Dakota – racial and ethnic composition

2024 estimate

As of the 2024 estimate, there were 7,989 people and 3,316 households residing in the county. There were 3,659 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.0% White ''(90.4% NH White)'', 1.3% African American, 1.8% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.1% of the population.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 7,997 people, 3,230 households, and 2,031 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 3,649 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 92.66%

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, 0.60%

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, 0.93% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.05%

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, 1.04% from some other races and 4.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.71% of the population.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 8,121 people, 3,394 households, and 2,150 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 3,780 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.16%

, 0.52%

, 0.79% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.01%

, 1.10% from some other races and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.64% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 53.2% were Norwegian, 38.1% were

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, 5.9% were Irish, and 2.6% were American. There were 3,394 households, 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were

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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.7% were non-families, and 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age was 42.6 years. The median income for a household in the county was $44,290 and the median income for a family was $60,054. Males had a median income of $39,846 versus $28,378 for females. The

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for the county was $23,340. About 4.6% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the

, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

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Communities

Cities

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* Clifford * Galesburg * Grandin (part) * Hatton * Hillsboro (county seat) * Mayville * Portland * Reynolds (part)

Census-designated places

* Blanchard *

Unincorporated communities

* Cummings

Townships

* Belmont * Bingham * Blanchard * Bloomfield * Bohnsack * Buxton * Caledonia * Eldorado * Elm River * Ervin * Galesburg * Garfield * Greenfield * Herberg * Hillsboro * Kelso * Lindaas * Mayville * Morgan * Norman * Norway * Roseville * Stavanger * Viking * Wold

Politics

Traill County voters lean Republican. In only two national elections since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate. In the first of these (1996), in which heavy third-party performance was involved, Democrat

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carried the county by a margin of two votes.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/

Notes

External links

Traill County – official website

Traill County Economic Development Commission website

Centennial of Traill County, 1875-1975
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Digital Horizons website

Traill County map
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