Griggs County, North Dakota

Griggs County
County
Griggs County Courthouse. Photographed in 1892.
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°28′N98°14′W / 47.46°N 98.23°W / 47.46; -98.23
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	February 18, 1881 (created) June 16, 1882 (organized)
Named for	Alexander Griggs
Seat	Cooperstown
Largest city	Cooperstown
Area
• Total	716 sq mi (1,850 km2)
• Land	709 sq mi (1,840 km2)
• Water	7.6 sq mi (20 km2)  1.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,306
• Estimate  (2022)	2,252
• Density	3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	www.griggscountynd.gov

Griggs County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,306. ^[1] Its county seat is Cooperstown. ^[2]

History

The county was created by the Dakota Territory legislature on February 18, 1881, with territories partitioned from Barnes, Foster, and Traill counties. It was not organized at that time, nor was it attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. It was named for Alexander Griggs, a steamboat captain who is credited with founding Grand Forks. ^[3]

The county organization was effected on June 16, 1882. Its boundary was altered in 1883 when Steele County was partitioned off; it has retained its present boundary since then. ^{[4] [5]}

The Conrad and Sylvia Fogderud farm in Griggs County is known as "Little Tornado Alley" due to the many tornadoes that have occurred there. ^[6]

Outline map of Griggs County, North Dakota, 1910

Geography

The Sheyenne River flows southward through the east-central part of Griggs County, discharging into Lake Ashtabula at the county's SE corner. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds across its central part, mostly devoted to agriculture. ^[7] The terrain slopes to the south and east; its highest point is a hill at its NW corner, at 1,562' (476m) ASL. ^[8] The county has a total area of 716 square miles (1,850 km²), of which 709 square miles (1,840 km²) is land and 7.6 square miles (20 km²) (1.1%) is water. ^[9] It is the third-smallest county in North Dakota by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.

Major highways

• North Dakota Highway 1
• North Dakota Highway 45
• North Dakota Highway 65
• North Dakota Highway 200

Adjacent counties

• Nelson County (north)
• Steele County (east)
• Barnes County (south)
• Stutsman County (southwest)
• Foster County (west)
• Eddy County (northwest)

National protected area

• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Lakes

Source: ^[7]

• Hoot-E-Too Lake
• Jones Lake
• Lake Addie
• Lake Ashtabula (part)
• Lake Five
• Lake Jessie
• Lake Norway
• Lake Silver
• Long Lake
• Phelps Lake
• Pickerel Lake (part)
• Plum Lake
• Red Willow Lake
• Round Lake
• Rush Lake
• Sibley Lake

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	2,817		—
1900	4,744		68.4%
1910	6,274		32.3%
1920	7,402		18.0%
1930	6,889		−6.9%
1940	5,818		−15.5%
1950	5,460		−6.2%
1960	5,023		−8.0%
1970	4,184		−16.7%
1980	3,714		−11.2%
1990	3,303		−11.1%
2000	2,754		−16.6%
2010	2,420		−12.1%
2020	2,306		−4.7%
2022 (est.)	2,252	[10]	−2.3%
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 2,306 people.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,420 people, 1,131 households, and 694 families in the county. The population density was 3.4 inhabitants per square mile (1.3/km²). There were 1,461 housing units at an average density of 2.1 per square mile (0.81/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.8% white, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 60.8% were Norwegian, 36.7% were German, 5.9% were English, 5.6% were Swedish, and 1.2% were American.

Of the 1,131 households, 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.6% were non-families, and 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.70. The median age was 51.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,085 and the median income for a family was $51,570. Males had a median income of $33,169 versus $27,038 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,122. About 9.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

Communities

Cities

• Binford
• Cooperstown (county seat)
• Hannaford

Census-designated places

• Jessie
• Sutton

Unincorporated communities

Source: ^[7]

• Karnak
• Walum
• Mose

Townships

• Addie
• Ball Hill
• Bartley
• Broadview
• Bryan
• Clearfield
• Cooperstown
• Dover
• Greenfield
• Helena
• Kingsley
• Lenora
• Mabel
• Pilot Mound
• Romness
• Rosendal
• Sverdrup
• Tyrol
• Washburn
• Willow

Township Numbers and Range Numbers ^[15]

	Range 61	Range 60	Range 59	Range 58
Township 148	Rosendal	Willow	Pilot Mound	Lenora
Township 147	Bryan	Addie	Tyrol	Romness
Township 146	Kingsley	Clearfield	Cooperstown	Washburn
Township 145	Mabel	Helena	Ball Hill	Sverdrup
Township 144	Dover	Bartley	Greenfield	Broadview

Politics

Griggs County voters usually vote Republican. In only one national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.

United States presidential election results for Griggs County, North Dakota ^[16]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	963	74.71%	301	23.35%	25	1.94%
2020	907	72.56%	308	24.64%	35	2.80%
2016	847	66.96%	298	23.56%	120	9.49%
2012	771	57.41%	536	39.91%	36	2.68%
2008	682	51.90%	598	45.51%	34	2.59%
2004	907	63.03%	505	35.09%	27	1.88%
2000	920	62.63%	484	32.95%	65	4.42%
1996	731	46.53%	670	42.65%	170	10.82%
1992	773	44.02%	647	36.85%	336	19.13%
1988	1,020	54.11%	846	44.88%	19	1.01%
1984	1,254	59.89%	828	39.54%	12	0.57%
1980	1,342	61.84%	636	29.31%	192	8.85%
1976	1,086	48.01%	1,122	49.60%	54	2.39%
1972	1,312	58.10%	901	39.90%	45	1.99%
1968	1,110	49.84%	1,008	45.26%	109	4.89%
1964	885	37.03%	1,505	62.97%	0	0.00%
1960	1,278	49.90%	1,279	49.94%	4	0.16%
1956	1,212	50.78%	1,173	49.14%	2	0.08%
1952	1,727	66.19%	872	33.42%	10	0.38%
1948	1,036	44.31%	1,180	50.47%	122	5.22%
1944	990	44.45%	1,228	55.14%	9	0.40%
1940	1,117	43.09%	1,464	56.48%	11	0.42%
1936	666	24.46%	1,665	61.15%	392	14.40%
1932	428	18.01%	1,838	77.32%	111	4.67%
1928	1,329	52.45%	1,182	46.65%	23	0.91%
1924	738	33.33%	116	5.24%	1,360	61.43%
1920	1,739	73.84%	530	22.51%	86	3.65%
1916	521	40.86%	668	52.39%	86	6.75%
1912	144	14.47%	434	43.62%	417	41.91%
1908	605	51.84%	493	42.25%	69	5.91%
1904	688	66.80%	232	22.52%	110	10.68%
1900	527	54.44%	407	42.05%	34	3.51%

Education

School districts include: ^[17]

• Barnes County North Public School District 7
• Dakota Prairie Public School District 1
• Finley-Sharon Public School District 19
• Griggs County Central School District 18
• Hope-Page School District
• Midkota Public School District 7

Former:

• Hope Public School District 10 ^[17] - Consolidated with Page district in 2020 ^[18]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Griggs County, North Dakota
• USS Griggs (APA-110), U.S. Navy ship named for this county

References

1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p.  145.
4. "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
5. "County History". North Dakota.gov. The State of North Dakota. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
6. Jackson, William (2024). North Dakota Tornadoes Twisters & Cyclones. Dickinson, ND: Valley Star Publications. pp. 100–101. ISBN   979-8-89480-378-4.
7. Griggs County ND Google Maps (accessed February 20, 2019)
8. ""Find an Altitude/Griggs County ND" Google Maps (accessed February 20, 2019)". Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
9. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
10. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". Census.gov . Retrieved April 6, 2023.
11. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
12. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
13. Forstall, Richard L., ed. (April 20, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
14. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
15. Township Numbers - ND.gov
16. Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
17. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Griggs County, ND" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2022. - Text list - The page shows Hope School District as still separate from Hope-Page. 2010 map and 2010 text list
18. "Enrollment History Public School Districts 2009-2021". North Dakota Department of Public Instruction . Retrieved August 19, 2021. - Check the 2020-2021 spreadsheet, which lists a single "Hope Page" school district, and compare with all previous sheets which show them as two separate school districts.

External links

• Griggs County map, North Dakota DOT

47°28′N98°14′W / 47.46°N 98.23°W / 47.46; -98.23