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Counties in North Dakota that I have Visited

There are 53 counties in North Dakota
The Peace Garden State

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North Dakota County Outline Map

North Dakota, courtesy of: Mob Rule

I have visited 1 County = 1.9% of Counties in North Dakota

In other words, I've barely visited North Dakota

North Dakota Map

Quick facts about North Dakota

  • Location: See map on the right side of the page.
  • Size(1): 68,976 square miles. North Dakota is the 17th largest state. The next larger state is South Dakota and the next smaller state is Missouri.
  • Population(2): 636,677 people. North Dakota is the 48th most populous state. The next more populous state is Alaska and the next less populous state is Vermont.
  • Population Density: 9.23 people per square mile. North Dakota is the 47th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is South Dakota and the next less densely populated state is Montana.
  • Bordering States: North Dakota shares a border with 3 states: Montana; South Dakota and Minnesota.
  • Admission to the Union: November 2, 1889. North Dakota was the 39th state admitted to the Union, after Colorado and before South Dakota.
  • Capital: Bismarck.
  • Highest Point: 3,507 feet at White Butte. See SummitPost's White Butte page.
  • Lowest Point: 750 feet at the Red River in Pembina Co.
  • Government website: nd.gov: Official Portal for North Dakota State Government .
  • Official Tourism website: North Dakota Tourism .
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia's North Dakota page.

Red River of the North
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Red River of the North
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota

Below are the 53 counties in North Dakota. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
  1. Adams
  2. Barnes
  3. Benson
  4. Billings
  5. Bottineau
  6. Bowman
  7. Burke
  8. Burleigh: State Capital on Time Zone Boundary
  9. Cass: Largest county population in North Dakota (123,138 people in 2000 Census); Red River of the North
  10. Cavalier
  11. Dickey
  12. Divide
  13. Dunn: North Dakota Time Zone Anomaly
  14. Eddy: Smallest county in North Dakota (630 square miles).
  15. Emmons
  16. Foster
  17. Golden Valley
  18. Grand Forks
  19. Grant
  20. Griggs
  21. Hettinger
  22. Kidder
  23. La Moure
  24. Logan
  25. McHenry
  26. McIntosh
  27. McKenzie: Largest county in North Dakota (2,742 square miles); North Dakota Time Zone Anomaly
  28. McLean
  29. Mercer
  30. Morton: Salem Sue, The World's Largest Holstein Cow (statue)
  31. Mountrail
  32. Nelson
  33. Oliver
  34. Pembina
  35. Pierce
  36. Ramsey
  37. Ransom
  38. Renville
  39. Richland: Wahpper, the World's Largest Catfish (statue)
  40. Rolette
  41. Sargent
  42. Sheridan
  43. Sioux: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
  44. Slope: Smallest county population in North Dakota (767 people in 2000 Census).
  45. Stark
  46. Steele
  47. Stutsman
  48. Towner
  49. Traill
  50. Walsh
  51. Ward
  52. Wells
  53. Williams


Sources:

(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.


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