Dunn County, North Dakota

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Dunn County
Dunn County Courthouse - Manning North Dakota 10-08-2008.jpg
Dunn County Courthouse - Manning, North Dakota
Map of North Dakota highlighting Dunn County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota in United States.svg
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°22′N102°37′W / 47.36°N 102.62°W / 47.36; -102.62
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota
FoundedMarch 9, 1883 (created)
January 18, 1908 (organized)
Seat Manning
Largest city Killdeer
Area
  Total2,082 sq mi (5,390 km2)
  Land2,008 sq mi (5,200 km2)
  Water74 sq mi (190 km2)  3.5%
Population
 (2020)
  Total4,095
  Estimate 
(2022)
4,015 Decrease2.svg
  Density2.0/sq mi (0.76/km2)
Time zones
(northern portion) UTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
(southern portion) UTC−7 (Mountain)
  Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Website www.dunncountynd.org

Dunn County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,095. [1] Its county seat is Manning. [2]

Contents

History

On March 9, 1883, the Dakota Territory legislature authorized the creation of a new county, using territory partitioned from Howard County (which is now extinct). The county organization was not effected at that time, but the county was not attached to another county for judicial purposes.

The county boundaries were altered in 1883, and on November 3, 1896, the legislature ordered Dunn dissolved, with its territory assigned to Stark County. However, the state supreme court overturned the legislature's act on May 24, 1901; in effect re-creating Dunn County. The county was still not assigned to another county. This was resolved on March 10, 1903, when the county was assigned to Stark County for judicial purposes.

On March 13, 1903, the legislature again voted to dissolve Dunn County, but again (during the 1905 session) the state supreme court voided the act. Dunn County continued to be attached to Stark County. However, on January 18, 1908, the county organization was effected, and Dunn became a standalone county. In the process, Dunn gained a tract of previously unattached land from Stark County, enlarging its boundary. The configuration thus created has remained to the present. The county was named for John Piatt Dunn, [3] who opened the first drugstore in North Dakota, and who was a civic and commercial leader during the early history of Bismarck. [4] [5]

Geography

The Missouri River flows southeasterly along the northeastern boundary of Dunn County, and the Little Missouri River flows eastward across the center part of the county, to its confluence with the Missouri in the northeastern part of the county. The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills, which are etched in the north and east by gullies and drainages to the river valleys. [6] The terrain slopes to the east and north; its highest point is a hill at the southwestern corner, at 2,625 ft (800 m) ASL. [7] The county has a total area of 2,082 square miles (5,390 km2), of which 2,008 square miles (5,200 km2) is land and 74 square miles (190 km2) (3.5%) is water. [8] It is the fifth-largest county in North Dakota by total area.

Dunn County is somewhat unusual among western North Dakota counties. Like other counties in the region, it has both prairie and badlands areas. Located in the northwest part of the county are the Killdeer Mountains, which are more accurately described as hills. These hills help create a mini-ecosystem on the southern edge of the Little Missouri badlands, which has a greater abundance of aspen forests and wildlife than is typically found in southwestern North Dakota. The Killdeer Mountains' highest point, and the highest point in Dunn County, is 3281 feet above sea level. [9]

The northwest corner of the county, northwest of the Killdeer Mountains, features many square miles of bur oak forest, mainly on the north-facing slopes of the hills. Bur oak and quaking aspen, though native to North Dakota, are sparse in western North Dakota, with Dunn County being a notable exception.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

[6]

Lakes

[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 159
1910 5,302
1920 8,82866.5%
1930 9,5668.4%
1940 8,376−12.4%
1950 7,212−13.9%
1960 6,350−12.0%
1970 4,895−22.9%
1980 4,627−5.5%
1990 4,005−13.4%
2000 3,600−10.1%
2010 3,536−1.8%
2020 4,09515.8%
2022 (est.)4,015 [10] −2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]
1790-1960 [12] 1900-1990 [13]
1990-2000 [14] 2010-2020 [1]

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 4,095 people.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,536 people, 1,401 households, and 977 families in the county. The population density was 1.8 inhabitants per square mile (0.69/km2). There were 2,132 housing units at an average density of 1.1 units per square mile (0.42/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 84.9% white, 12.7% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 57.6% were German, 20.3% were Norwegian, 8.5% were Czech, 6.0% were Russian, 5.7% were Irish, 5.3% were English, and 1.8% were American.

Of the 1,401 households, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.3% were non-families, and 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age was 44.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,707 and the median income for a family was $65,122. Males had a median income of $37,270 versus $23,599 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,832. About 6.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

Dunn County, North Dakota

Sites of interest

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

[6]

Politics

Dunn County has voted Republican in every election since 1976.

United States presidential election results for Dunn County, North Dakota [15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.%No.%No.%
2020 1,95183.45%34214.63%451.92%
2016 1,77178.96%35815.96%1145.08%
2012 1,50674.04%50824.98%200.98%
2008 1,08065.69%52732.06%372.25%
2004 1,17866.40%57132.19%251.41%
2000 1,12465.05%47427.43%1307.52%
1996 83047.62%58733.68%32618.70%
1992 78437.24%66731.69%65431.07%
1988 1,26357.99%89240.96%231.06%
1984 1,58368.12%71630.81%251.08%
1980 1,70671.50%53222.30%1486.20%
1976 1,04148.26%1,05148.73%653.01%
1972 1,43865.45%64429.31%1155.23%
1968 1,20756.17%77235.92%1707.91%
1964 1,07944.37%1,35155.55%20.08%
1960 1,46252.53%1,32147.47%00.00%
1956 1,56759.63%1,05540.14%60.23%
1952 2,23776.50%66422.71%230.79%
1948 1,24451.34%1,07444.33%1054.33%
1944 1,37459.79%91939.99%50.22%
1940 2,13260.29%1,39239.37%120.34%
1936 73221.65%2,25766.76%39211.59%
1932 56918.92%2,38079.12%591.96%
1928 1,36046.50%1,56153.37%40.14%
1924 98042.78%1908.29%1,12148.93%
1920 2,10280.60%45717.52%491.88%
1916 56634.43%1,02862.53%503.04%
1912 28532.39%24627.95%34939.66%
1908 37368.82%16029.52%91.66%

Education

School districts include: [16]

K-12:

Elementary:

See also

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47°22′N102°37′W / 47.36°N 102.62°W / 47.36; -102.62