List of Counties in North Dakota - List

List

County
 FIPS code
 County seat
 Established
 Etymolgy
 Population
 Area
 Map
Adams County 001 Hettinger 1885 John Quincy Adams, a railroad agent and cousin of the former president who was instrumental in having the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway built through North Dakota 70032343000000000002,343 7002988000000000000988 sq mi
(70032559000000000002,559 km2)


Barnes County 003 Valley City 1875 Dakota Territory judge Alanson H. Barnes 700411066000000000011,066 70031492000000000001,492 sq mi
(70033864000000000003,864 km2)


Benson County 005 Minnewaukan 1883 Dakota territorial legislator Bertil W. Benson 70036660000000000006,660 70031389000000000001,389 sq mi
(70033597000000000003,597 km2)


Billings County 007 Medora 1879 Frederick H. Billings (1823 - 1890), who was president of the Northern Pacific Railroad 7002783000000000000783 70031152000000000001,152 sq mi
(70032984000000000002,984 km2)


Bottineau County 009 Bottineau 1873 Named for frontiersman Pierre Bottineau 70036429000000000006,429 70031669000000000001,669 sq mi
(70034323000000000004,323 km2)


Bowman County 011 Bowman 1883 Dakota territorial legislator Edward M. Bowman 70033151000000000003,151 70031162000000000001,162 sq mi
(70033010000000000003,010 km2)


Burke County 013 Bowbells 1910 John Burke, tenth Governor of North Dakota 70031968000000000001,968 70031104000000000001,104 sq mi
(70032859000000000002,859 km2)


Burleigh County 015 Bismarck 1873 Walter A. Burleigh (1820 - 1896), territorial delegate to Congress 700481308000000000081,308 70031633000000000001,633 sq mi
(70034229000000000004,229 km2)


Cass County 017 Fargo 1873 George Washington Cass (1810 - 1888), who was the president of the Northern Pacific Railroad 7005149778000000000149,778 70031766000000000001,766 sq mi
(70034574000000000004,574 km2)


Cavalier County 019 Langdon 1873 Charles Cavalier, French fur trapper and one of the area's original settlers 70033993000000000003,993 70031489000000000001,489 sq mi
(70033856000000000003,856 km2)


Dickey County 021 Ellendale 1881 Dakota territorial legislator George H. Dickey 70035289000000000005,289 70031131000000000001,131 sq mi
(70032929000000000002,929 km2)


Divide County 023 Crosby 1910 Named because it was created upon the division of Williams County 70032071000000000002,071 70031259000000000001,259 sq mi
(70033261000000000003,261 km2)


Dunn County 025 Manning 1883 John P. Dunn, an early civic leader of Bismarck, who opened the first drugstore in North Dakota 70033536000000000003,536 70032010000000000002,010 sq mi
(70035206000000000005,206 km2)


Eddy County 027 New Rockford 1885 Ezra B. Eddy, a Fargo banker and one of the territory's wealthiest citizens 70032385000000000002,385 7002632000000000000632 sq mi
(70031637000000000001,637 km2)


Emmons County 029 Linton 1879 James Emmons, an early entrepreneur and businessman who operated the first steamboat across the Missouri River in Bismarck 70033550000000000003,550 70031510000000000001,510 sq mi
(70033911000000000003,911 km2)


Foster County 031 Carrington 1873 Either James S. Foster and George I. Foster, brother, and prominent farmers during the territorial days 70033343000000000003,343 7002635000000000000635 sq mi
(70031645000000000001,645 km2)


Golden Valley County 033 Beach 1912 Named for either promotional reasons or for the Golden Valley Land and Cattle Company 70031680000000000001,680 70031002000000000001,002 sq mi
(70032595000000000002,595 km2)


Grand Forks County 035 Grand Forks 1873 Named for Grand Forks, North Dakota, which in turn was named for its location at the intersection of the Red Lake River and the Red River of the North 700466861000000000066,861 70031438000000000001,438 sq mi
(70033724000000000003,724 km2)


Grant County 037 Carson 1916 Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885), eighteenth U.S. President 70032394000000000002,394 70031660000000000001,660 sq mi
(70034299000000000004,299 km2)


Griggs County 039 Cooperstown 1881 Alexander Griggs, a steamboat captain and founder of Grand Forks, North Dakota 70032420000000000002,420 7002708000000000000708 sq mi
(70031834000000000001,834 km2)


Hettinger County 041 Mott 1883 Mathias K. Hettinger, the father-in-law of Erastus A. Williams, the North Dakota Speaker of the House during that session 70032477000000000002,477 70031132000000000001,132 sq mi
(70032932000000000002,932 km2)


Kidder County 043 Steele 1873 Jefferson Parrish Kidder, territorial delegate to the 44th Congress and 45th Congresses 70032435000000000002,435 70031352000000000001,352 sq mi
(70033502000000000003,502 km2)


LaMoure County 045 LaMoure 1873 Dakota territorial legislator and North Dakota state legislator Judson LaMoure 70034139000000000004,139 70031147000000000001,147 sq mi
(70032971000000000002,971 km2)


Logan County 047 Napoleon 1873 Illinois U.S. Senator John A. Logan (1826 - 1886) 70031990000000000001,990 7002993000000000000993 sq mi
(70032572000000000002,572 km2)


McHenry County 049 Towner 1873 James McHenry, one of the area's original settlers 70035395000000000005,395 70031874000000000001,874 sq mi
(70034854000000000004,854 km2)


McIntosh County 051 Ashley 1883 Edward H. McIntosh, a member of the Territorial Legislature 70032809000000000002,809 7002975000000000000975 sq mi
(70032525000000000002,525 km2)


McKenzie County 053 Watford City 1905 Alexander McKenzie, party boss known in the state as "the senator-maker" 70036360000000000006,360 70032742000000000002,742 sq mi
(70037102000000000007,102 km2)


McLean County 055 Washburn 1883 John A. McLean, first mayor of Bismarck, North Dakota 70038962000000000008,962 70032110000000000002,110 sq mi
(70035465000000000005,465 km2)


Mercer County 057 Stanton 1875 William Henry Harrison Mercer, an early settler 70038424000000000008,424 70031045000000000001,045 sq mi
(70032707000000000002,707 km2)


Morton County 059 Mandan 1873 Governor of Indiana Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton 700427471000000000027,471 70031926000000000001,926 sq mi
(70034988000000000004,988 km2)


Mountrail County 061 Stanley 1873 Joseph Mountraille, Metis voyageur and early explorer 70037673000000000007,673 70031824000000000001,824 sq mi
(70034724000000000004,724 km2)


Nelson County 063 Lakota 1883 Dakota territorial legislator Nelson E. Nelson 70033126000000000003,126 7002982000000000000982 sq mi
(70032543000000000002,543 km2)


Oliver County 065 Center 1885 Dakota territorial legislator Harry S. Oliver 70031846000000000001,846 7002724000000000000724 sq mi
(70031875000000000001,875 km2)


Pembina County 067 Cavalier 1867 Named for the high-bush cranberries which grew wild in the area. Pembina may be from an Ojibwa phrase, anepeminan sipi, referring to the berries, as they grew in abundance around the Redberry River; it may also be from an Ojibwa word meaning meeting place. The name originally applied to the old Pembina Territory 70037413000000000007,413 70031119000000000001,119 sq mi
(70032898000000000002,898 km2)


Pierce County 069 Rugby 1887 Gilbert Ashville Pierce, a Governor of Dakota Territory and later a U.S. Senator from North Dakota 70034357000000000004,357 70031018000000000001,018 sq mi
(70032637000000000002,637 km2)


Ramsey County 071 Devils Lake 1873 Minnesota U.S. Senator Alexander Ramsey 700411451000000000011,451 70031186000000000001,186 sq mi
(70033072000000000003,072 km2)


Ransom County 073 Lisbon 1873 Named for locally situated Fort Ransom 70035457000000000005,457 7002863000000000000863 sq mi
(70032235000000000002,235 km2)


Renville County 075 Mohall 1873 Joseph Renville, missionary and interpreter for Dakota Native Americans 70032470000000000002,470 7002875000000000000875 sq mi
(70032266000000000002,266 km2)


Richland County 077 Wahpeton 1873 Morgan T. Rich, early settler 700416321000000000016,321 70031437000000000001,437 sq mi
(70033722000000000003,722 km2)


Rolette County 079 Rolla 1873 Joseph Rolette, Jr. (1820 - 1871), a prominent fur trapper and local political organizer 700413937000000000013,937 7002902000000000000902 sq mi
(70032336000000000002,336 km2)


Sargent County 081 Forman 1883 Homer E. Sargent, a general manager of the Northern Pacific Railroad 70033829000000000003,829 7002859000000000000859 sq mi
(70032225000000000002,225 km2)


Sheridan County 083 McClusky 1873 American Civil War officer Philip Henry Sheridan (1831 - 1888) 70031321000000000001,321 7002972000000000000972 sq mi
(70032517000000000002,517 km2)


Sioux County 085 Fort Yates 1915 The Native American Sioux people 70034153000000000004,153 70031094000000000001,094 sq mi
(70032833000000000002,833 km2)


Slope County 087 Amidon 1915 Topographical feature within the county known as the Missouri Slope 7002727000000000000727 70031218000000000001,218 sq mi
(70033155000000000003,155 km2)


Stark County 089 Dickinson 1879 George Stark, a vice president of the Northern Pacific Railroad 700424199000000000024,199 70031338000000000001,338 sq mi
(70033465000000000003,465 km2)


Steele County 091 Finley 1883 Edward H. Steele, secretary-treasurer of the Red River Land Company 70031975000000000001,975 7002712000000000000712 sq mi
(70031844000000000001,844 km2)


Stutsman County 093 Jamestown 1873 Dakota Territorial Legislator Enos Stutsman 700421100000000000021,100 70032222000000000002,222 sq mi
(70035755000000000005,755 km2)


Towner County 095 Cando 1883 Dakota territorial legislator Oscar M. Towner 70032246000000000002,246 70031025000000000001,025 sq mi
(70032655000000000002,655 km2)


Traill County 097 Hillsboro 1875 Walter John Strickland Traill, early settler 70038121000000000008,121 7002862000000000000862 sq mi
(70032233000000000002,233 km2)


Walsh County 099 Grafton 1881 George H. Walsh, early settler and one of the founders of the University of North Dakota 700411119000000000011,119 70031282000000000001,282 sq mi
(70033320000000000003,320 km2)


Ward County 101 Minot 1888 Dakota territorial legislator Mark Ward (1844 - 1902) 700461675000000000061,675 70032013000000000002,013 sq mi
(70035214000000000005,214 km2)


Wells County 103 Fessenden 1873 Dakota territorial legislator Edward Payson Wells 70034207000000000004,207 70031271000000000001,271 sq mi
(70033292000000000003,292 km2)


Williams County 105 Williston 1890 Dakota territorial legislator Erastus Appelman Williams 700422398000000000022,398 70032071000000000002,071 sq mi
(70035364000000000005,364 km2)

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