Traill County | |
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Coordinates: 47°27′N97°11′W / 47.45°N 97.18°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
Founded | January 12, 1875 (created) February 23, 1875 (organized) |
Named for | Walter John Strickland Traill |
Seat | Hillsboro |
Largest city | Mayville |
Area | |
• Total | 863 sq mi (2,240 km2) |
• Land | 862 sq mi (2,230 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) 0.07% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,997 |
• Estimate (2022) | 7,958 |
• Density | 9.3/sq mi (3.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Website | http://www.co.traill.nd.us |
Traill County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census listed the population at 7,997. [1] Its county seat is Hillsboro, [2] and its largest city is Mayville.
The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 12, 1875, with areas partitioned from Burbank (now Barnes), Cass, and Grand Forks counties. It was named for Walter John Strickland Traill, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company and son of Canadian pioneer Catharine Parr Traill. [3] The first county building was a small single-story building in Caledonia. 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. [4] Construction of the current county building began in 1905; it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]
The county boundaries were altered in 1881 and in 1883. It has maintained its current configuration since 1883. [3] [6]
Traill County lies on the east side of North Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Minnesota (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. [7] The terrain slopes to the east and north, with its highest point on the lower western boundary line, at 1,201 ft (366 m) ASL. [8] The county has a total area of 863 square miles (2,240 km2), of which 862 square miles (2,230 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (0.07%) is water. [9]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 4,123 | — | |
1890 | 10,217 | 147.8% | |
1900 | 13,107 | 28.3% | |
1910 | 12,545 | −4.3% | |
1920 | 12,210 | −2.7% | |
1930 | 12,600 | 3.2% | |
1940 | 12,300 | −2.4% | |
1950 | 11,359 | −7.7% | |
1960 | 10,583 | −6.8% | |
1970 | 9,571 | −9.6% | |
1980 | 9,624 | 0.6% | |
1990 | 8,752 | −9.1% | |
2000 | 8,477 | −3.1% | |
2010 | 8,121 | −4.2% | |
2020 | 7,997 | −1.5% | |
2022 (est.) | 7,958 | [10] | −0.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census [11] 1790-1960 [12] 1900-1990 [13] 1990-2000 [14] 2010-2020 [1] |
As of the census of 2020, there were 7,997 people.
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,121 people, 3,394 households, and 2,150 families in the county. The population density was 9.42 people per square mile (3.64 people/km2). There were 3,780 housing units at an average density of 4.39 units per square mile (1.69/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.2% white, 0.8% American Indian, 0.5% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 53.2% were Norwegian, 38.1% were German, 5.9% were Irish, and 2.6% were American.
Of the 3,394 households, 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples 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 per capita income for the county was $23,340. About 4.6% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Traill County voters lean Republican. In only two national elections since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,522 | 60.98% | 1,493 | 36.10% | 121 | 2.93% |
2016 | 2,265 | 57.59% | 1,241 | 31.55% | 427 | 10.86% |
2012 | 1,996 | 50.91% | 1,811 | 46.19% | 114 | 2.91% |
2008 | 1,845 | 45.66% | 2,136 | 52.86% | 60 | 1.48% |
2004 | 2,543 | 59.86% | 1,651 | 38.87% | 54 | 1.27% |
2000 | 2,392 | 58.17% | 1,512 | 36.77% | 208 | 5.06% |
1996 | 1,820 | 45.03% | 1,822 | 45.08% | 400 | 9.90% |
1992 | 2,019 | 44.34% | 1,638 | 35.98% | 896 | 19.68% |
1988 | 2,562 | 56.20% | 1,940 | 42.55% | 57 | 1.25% |
1984 | 3,037 | 64.70% | 1,580 | 33.66% | 77 | 1.64% |
1980 | 3,092 | 60.91% | 1,428 | 28.13% | 556 | 10.95% |
1976 | 2,800 | 53.32% | 2,352 | 44.79% | 99 | 1.89% |
1972 | 3,118 | 61.40% | 1,892 | 37.26% | 68 | 1.34% |
1968 | 2,692 | 57.55% | 1,740 | 37.20% | 246 | 5.26% |
1964 | 2,312 | 46.91% | 2,614 | 53.03% | 3 | 0.06% |
1960 | 3,218 | 60.68% | 2,084 | 39.30% | 1 | 0.02% |
1956 | 3,090 | 61.04% | 1,969 | 38.90% | 3 | 0.06% |
1952 | 3,884 | 72.05% | 1,484 | 27.53% | 23 | 0.43% |
1948 | 2,328 | 52.00% | 1,874 | 41.86% | 275 | 6.14% |
1944 | 2,370 | 48.68% | 2,479 | 50.91% | 20 | 0.41% |
1940 | 2,882 | 53.47% | 2,476 | 45.94% | 32 | 0.59% |
1936 | 1,807 | 34.29% | 2,780 | 52.76% | 682 | 12.94% |
1932 | 1,893 | 37.31% | 3,112 | 61.33% | 69 | 1.36% |
1928 | 3,638 | 71.36% | 1,447 | 28.38% | 13 | 0.26% |
1924 | 2,596 | 56.64% | 234 | 5.11% | 1,753 | 38.25% |
1920 | 3,666 | 86.00% | 523 | 12.27% | 74 | 1.74% |
1916 | 1,423 | 64.62% | 664 | 30.15% | 115 | 5.22% |
1912 | 365 | 21.05% | 507 | 29.24% | 862 | 49.71% |
1908 | 1,207 | 66.03% | 490 | 26.81% | 131 | 7.17% |
1904 | 1,566 | 82.99% | 176 | 9.33% | 145 | 7.68% |
1900 | 1,537 | 76.13% | 409 | 20.26% | 73 | 3.62% |
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