Griggs County, North Dakota

Griggs County, North Dakota
Location in the state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 18, 1881
Seat	Cooperstown
Largest city	Cooperstown
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,142 sq mi (2,958 km²) 1,131 sq mi (2,929 km²) 11 sq mi (28 km²), 0.93%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	2,420 5/sq mi (2/km²)

Griggs County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2010, the population was 2,420. Its county seat is Cooperstown.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 716 square miles (1,854.4 km²), of which 708 square miles (1,833.7 km²) is land and 8 square miles (20.7 km²) (1.07%) is water.

Townships

Addie Ball Hill Bartley Broadview Bryan Clearfield Cooperstown Dover

Greenfield Helena Jessie Kingsley Lenora Mabel Pilot Mound

Romness Rosendal Sverdrup Tyrol Walum Washburn Willow

Adjacent counties

• Nelson County (north)
• Steele County (east)
• Barnes County (south)
• Stutsman County (southwest)
• Foster County (west)
• Eddy County (northwest)

Major highways

• North Dakota Highway 1
• North Dakota Highway 45
• North Dakota Highway 65
• North Dakota Highway 200

National protected area

• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	2,817		—
1900	4,744		68.4%
1910	6,274		32.3%
1920	7,402		18.0%
1930	6,889		−6.9%
1940	5,818		−15.5%
1950	5,460		−6.2%
1960	5,023		−8.0%
1970	4,184		−16.7%
1980	3,714		−11.2%
1990	3,303		−11.1%
2000	2,754		−16.6%
2010	2,420		−12.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,754 people, 1,178 households, and 781 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,521 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.31% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.18% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 59.7% were of Norwegian and 24.9% German ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,178 households out of which 26.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were married couples living together, 4.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 31.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.50% under the age of 18, 4.90% from 18 to 24, 21.10% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 25.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,572, and the median income for a family was $38,611. Males had a median income of $26,981 versus $19,327 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,131. About 7.80% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Places

Cities

• Binford
• Cooperstown
• Hannaford

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

Unincorporated communities

• Jessie
• Sutton
• Karnak

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Griggs County, North Dakota
• USS Griggs (APA-110), U.S. Navy ship named after this county