Griggs County, North Dakota

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Griggs County
County
Griggs County Courthouse (c. 1892).jpg
The Griggs County Courthouse in Cooperstown.
Photographed in 1892.
Map of North Dakota highlighting Griggs 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°27′23″N98°13′56″W / 47.456334°N 98.232286°W / 47.456334; -98.232286
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota
FoundedFebruary 18, 1881 (created)
June 16, 1882 (organized)
Named after Alexander Griggs
Seat Cooperstown
Largest cityCooperstown
Area
 • Total
716.580 sq mi (1,855.93 km2)
 • Land708.685 sq mi (1,835.49 km2)
 • Water7.895 sq mi (20.45 km2)  1.10%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,306
 • Estimate 
(2024)
2,227 Decrease2.svg
 • Density3.142/sq mi (1.213/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code 701
Congressional district At-large
Website 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] The county seat and the largest city is Cooperstown. [2]

Contents

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 Map of Griggs County, N.D., 1910.jpg
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]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 716.580 square miles (1,855.93 km2), of which 708.685 square miles (1,835.49 km2) is land and 7.895 square miles (20.45 km2) (1.10%) is water. [9] It is the 51st largest county and the third-smallest county in North Dakota by total area. [10]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected area

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
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,817—
1900 4,74468.4%
1910 6,27432.3%
1920 7,40218.0%
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%
2024 (est.)2,227 [11] −3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [12]
1790–1960 [13] 1900–1990 [14]
1990–2000 [15] 2010–2020 [1]

As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Griggs County was $135,835. [16]

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 2,306 people. 1,378 houses.

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.

There were 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

Griggs County, North Dakota

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Source: [7]

Townships

Township Numbers and Range Numbers [17]
Range 61Range 60Range 59Range 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 [18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
1900 52754.44%40742.05%343.51%
1904 68866.80%23222.52%11010.68%
1908 60551.84%49342.25%695.91%
1912 14414.47%43443.62%41741.91%
1916 52140.86%66852.39%866.75%
1920 1,73973.84%53022.51%863.65%
1924 73833.33%1165.24%1,36061.43%
1928 1,32952.45%1,18246.65%230.91%
1932 42818.01%1,83877.32%1114.67%
1936 66624.46%1,66561.15%39214.40%
1940 1,11743.09%1,46456.48%110.42%
1944 99044.45%1,22855.14%90.40%
1948 1,03644.31%1,18050.47%1225.22%
1952 1,72766.19%87233.42%100.38%
1956 1,21250.78%1,17349.14%20.08%
1960 1,27849.90%1,27949.94%40.16%
1964 88537.03%1,50562.97%00.00%
1968 1,11049.84%1,00845.26%1094.89%
1972 1,31258.10%90139.90%451.99%
1976 1,08648.01%1,12249.60%542.39%
1980 1,34261.84%63629.31%1928.85%
1984 1,25459.89%82839.54%120.57%
1988 1,02054.11%84644.88%191.01%
1992 77344.02%64736.85%33619.13%
1996 73146.53%67042.65%17010.82%
2000 92062.63%48432.95%654.42%
2004 90763.03%50535.09%271.88%
2008 68251.90%59845.51%342.59%
2012 77157.41%53639.91%362.68%
2016 84766.96%29823.56%1209.49%
2020 90772.56%30824.64%352.80%
2024 96374.71%30123.35%251.94%

Education

School districts include: [19]

Former:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  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". publications.newberry.org. The Newberry Library. 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "County History". www.nd.gov. State of North Dakota. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ Jackson, William (2024). North Dakota Tornadoes Twisters & Cyclones. Dickinson, ND: Valley Star Publications. pp. 100–101. ISBN   979-8-89480-378-4.
  7. 1 2 3 "Griggs County, North Dakota". Google Maps . Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  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. ↑ "2024 County Gazetteer Files – North Dakota". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: _ County, North Dakota". www.census.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024" . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. 2007. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  14. ↑ Forstall, Richard L. (April 20, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 19, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  16. ↑ "County Median Home Price". National Association of Realtors . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  17. ↑ Township Numbers - ND.gov
  18. ↑ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  19. 1 2 "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
  20. ↑ "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.
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