Eddy County, North Dakota

Eddy County, North Dakota
Location in the state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	1885
Seat	New Rockford
Largest city	New Rockford
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	695 sq mi (1,800 km²) 630 sq mi (1,632 km²) 14 sq mi (36 km²), 2.19%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	2,385 5/sq mi (2/km²)

Eddy County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2010, the population was 2,385. Its county seat is New Rockford.

Eddy County was created by the 1885 territorial legislature from the northern half of Foster County and named for Ezra B. Eddy, a Fargo banker who had died a few weeks earlier. The county government was first organized on April 27, 1885; New Rockford has always been the county seat.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 644 square miles (1,668.0 km²), the smallest county in North Dakota, of which 630 square miles (1,631.7 km²) is land and 14 square miles (36.3 km²) (2.19%) is water.

Townships

Bush Cherry Lake Columbia Colvin Eddy Freeborn Secure Site

Gates Grandfield Hillsdale Lake Washington Munster New Rockford

Paradise Pleasant Prairie Rosefield Sheldon Superior Tiffany

Adjacent counties

• Benson County (north)
• Nelson County (northeast)
• Griggs County (southeast)
• Foster County (south)
• Wells County (west)

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 281
• North Dakota Highway 15
• North Dakota Highway 20

Major County Roads

North and South

Eddy County Road 14

Eddy County Road 14 is a north-south County Road in North Dakota. It runs from North Dakota Highway 15 near New Rockford, North Dakota to Eddy County Road 9 (1st Ave North) in Downtown New Rockford.

East and West

Eddy County Road 9

Eddy County Road 9 is an East-West County Road in North Dakota. It runs from US 281/North Dakota Highway 15 (1st Street) in New Rockford, North Dakota to Wells County CR 2 Near New Rockford.

Junctions

• CR 12 near New Rockford
• CR 14 (8th Street North) in New Rockford
• US 281/North Dakota Highway 15 in New Rockford

National protected area

• Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)

History

Eddy County was formed in 1885 from a portion of Foster County.. It was named after Ezra B. Eddy, one of the first bankers of the region in Fargo.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	1,377		—
1900	3,330		141.8%
1910	4,800		44.1%
1920	6,493		35.3%
1930	6,346		−2.3%
1940	5,741		−9.5%
1950	5,372		−6.4%
1960	4,936		−8.1%
1970	4,103		−16.9%
1980	3,554		−13.4%
1990	2,951		−17.0%
2000	2,757		−6.6%
2010	2,385		−13.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,757 people, 1,164 households, and 743 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,418 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.37% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 2.36% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.1% were of Norwegian and 32.5% German ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,164 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 5.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.10% were non-families. 34.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 22.50% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 24.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,642, and the median income for a family was $37,625. Males had a median income of $24,063 versus $20,344 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,941. About 6.90% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.

Places

Cities

• New Rockford
• Sheyenne

Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.

Unincorporated communities

• Brantford

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Eddy County, North Dakota

References

• ND DOT county map of Eddy Country (PDF)