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This is a list of counties in North Dakota. There are 53 counties in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry. [1] North Dakota's code is 38, which when combined with any county code ...
Early history of North Dakota, (1919) anexcellent history by the editor of the Bismarck Tribune; 645pp online edition; Lysengen, Janet Daley and Rathke, Ann M., eds. The Centennial Anthology of "North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains." (1996). 526 pp. articles from state history journal covering all major topics in the state's history
County road 4 miles west and 1 mile north of Stanton 47°19′36″N 101°28′07″W / 47.326667°N 101.468611°W / 47.326667; -101.468611 ( Knife River Bridge near Stanton
Pembina County lies at the northeastern corner of North Dakota. Its northern boundary line abuts the southern boundary line of Canada and its eastern boundary line abuts the western boundary line of the state of Minnesota (across the Red River, which flows northward along the county's eastern boundary line).
Stutsman County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,593, making it the 8th most populous county in North Dakota. [1] Its county seat is Jamestown. [2] The Jamestown, North Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Stutsman County.
The county organization was effected on October 15, 1884. The county boundaries were altered in 1885, 1887, 1891, and in 1892. It has retained its present boundaries since 1892. [3] When the county was organized in 1884, Villard was named as county seat. In 1885 this designation was moved to Scriptown.
The county's boundaries were altered twice in March 1883, twice more in 1885, and again in 1890. Its present boundaries have remained unchanged since 1890. [4] Outline map of Ramsey County, North Dakota, 1909
The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 9, 1883, with territory partitioned from Stark County.Its government was not organized at that time. The county name was chosen by territorial legislator Erastus A. Williams, to honor his father-in-law, Mathias K. Hettinger (1810-1890), who had been a banker and public figure in Freeport, Illinois.