Eddy County, North Dakota

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Eddy County
County
Eddy County Courthouse 2008.jpg
Eddy County Courthouse
Map of North Dakota highlighting Eddy 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°43′N98°54′W / 47.72°N 98.9°W / 47.72; -98.9
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota
Founded1885
Seat New Rockford
Largest cityNew Rockford
Area
 • Total
644 sq mi (1,670 km2)
 • Land630 sq mi (1,600 km2)
 • Water14 sq mi (40 km2)  2.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,347
 • Estimate 
(2022)
2,314 Decrease2.svg
 • Density3.6/sq mi (1.4/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district At-large
Website Eddy County, North Dakota

Eddy County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,347. [1] Its county seat is New Rockford. [2]

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History

The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 31, 1885, with territory partitioned from Foster County. It was named for Ezra B. Eddy, a Fargo, North Dakota banker who had died a few weeks earlier. The county government was established on April 27, 1885. [3] [4]

Geography

The Sheyenne River flows easterly through the upper part of the county. The county terrain consists of semi-arid hills, featuring some agriculture. [5] The terrain slopes to the east and slightly to the north, with its highest point on a hill at the county's southwestern corner, at 1,562 ft (476 m) ASL. [6] The county has a total area of 644 square miles (1,670 km2), of which 630 square miles (1,600 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (2.2%) is water. [7] It is the smallest county in North Dakota by area.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

County roads

  • Eddy County Road 1
  • Eddy County Road 2
  • Eddy County Road 3
  • Eddy County Road 4
  • Eddy County Road 5
  • Eddy County Road 6
  • Eddy County Road 7
  • Eddy County Road 8
  • Eddy County Road 9
  • Eddy County Road 10
  • Eddy County Road 12
  • Eddy County Road 14
  • Eddy County Road 16

Eddy County Road 14 is a north-south County Road in North Dakota. It runs from North Dakota Highway 15 near New Rockford to Eddy County Road 9 (1st Ave North) in downtown New Rockford. Eddy County Road 9 is an east-west County Road in North Dakota. It runs from US 281/Highway 15 (1st Street) in New Rockford to Wells County CR 2, near New Rockford.

National protected area

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,377—
1900 3,330141.8%
1910 4,80044.1%
1920 6,49335.3%
1930 6,346−2.3%
1940 5,741−9.5%
1950 5,372−6.4%
1960 4,936−8.1%
1970 4,103−16.9%
1980 3,554−13.4%
1990 2,951−17.0%
2000 2,757−6.6%
2010 2,385−13.5%
2020 2,347−1.6%
2022 (est.)2,314 [8] −1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
1790-1960 [10] 1900-1990 [11]
1990-2000 [12] 2010-2020 [1]

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 2,347 people.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,385 people, 1,057 households, and 653 families in the county. The population density was 3.8 inhabitants per square mile (1.5/km2). There were 1,323 housing units at an average density of 2.1 units per square mile (0.81/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.2% white, 2.4% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.8% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 52.7% were German, 45.9% were Norwegian, 9.3% were Irish, 6.5% were Swedish, and 1.3% were American.

Of the 1,057 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.2% were non-families, and 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 49.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,404 and the median income for a family was $47,857. Males had a median income of $31,887 versus $28,194 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,302. About 11.5% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

Eddy County, North Dakota

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Source: [5]

Townships

  • Bush
  • Cherry Lake
  • Columbia
  • Colvin
  • Eddy
  • Freeborn
  • Gates
  • Grandfield
  • Hillsdale
  • Lake Washington
  • Munster
  • New Rockford
  • Paradise
  • Pleasant Prairie
  • Rosefield
  • Sheldon
  • Superior
  • Tiffany

Politics

Eddy County voters tend to vote Republican. In 71% percent of the national elections since 1960, the county selected the Republican Party candidate.

United States presidential election results for Eddy County, North Dakota [13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 86271.54%31626.22%272.24%
2020 85467.72%38330.37%241.90%
2016 79164.26%35528.84%856.90%
2012 63454.80%48642.01%373.20%
2008 54847.04%58350.04%342.92%
2004 65554.00%53444.02%241.98%
2000 70355.44%45836.12%1078.44%
1996 51740.36%55343.17%21116.47%
1992 59136.59%57535.60%44927.80%
1988 89153.74%74845.11%191.15%
1984 1,04956.40%79642.80%150.81%
1980 1,15361.23%53928.62%19110.14%
1976 89043.33%1,12354.67%412.00%
1972 1,02252.04%91146.38%311.58%
1968 1,01851.10%89344.83%814.07%
1964 74735.78%1,33764.03%40.19%
1960 1,18850.73%1,15249.19%20.09%
1956 1,23956.01%97343.99%00.00%
1952 1,53467.05%72831.82%261.14%
1948 95246.85%91945.23%1617.92%
1944 97447.56%1,04250.88%321.56%
1940 1,31948.42%1,36850.22%371.36%
1936 57921.36%1,72963.78%40314.87%
1932 53721.25%1,88874.71%1024.04%
1928 1,07146.12%1,24053.40%110.47%
1924 88139.33%1014.51%1,25856.16%
1920 1,52568.76%57726.01%1165.23%
1916 50540.21%65051.75%1018.04%
1912 19921.87%37641.32%33536.81%
1908 54058.00%36839.53%232.47%
1904 59676.21%16220.72%243.07%
1900 45564.45%23533.29%162.27%

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