Grant County, North Dakota

Grant County
County
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 46°22′N 101°38′W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Seat	Carson
Largest city	Elgin
Area
• Total	1,666 sq mi (4,310 km2)
• Land	1,659 sq mi (4,300 km2)
• Water	6 sq mi (20 km2)  0.39%
Population
• Estimate  (2009)	2,337
• Density	3/sq mi (1/km2)

Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,841. Its county seat is Carson.Template:GR Until November 23, 1916, Grant County was a part of Morton County. Grant County was named in honor of General Ulysses S. Grant.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,666 square miles (4,315 km²), of which, 1,659 square miles (4,298 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (17 km²) of it (0.39%) is water.

Townships

Elm Fisher Freda Howe

Lark Leipzig Minnie Pretty Rock

Raleigh Rock Winona

Defunct Townships

• Otter Creek

Adjacent counties

• Morton County (north & east)
• Sioux County (south)
• Adams County (southwest)
• Hettinger County (west)
• Stark County (northwest)

Major highways

• North Dakota Highway 21
• North Dakota Highway 31
• North Dakota Highway 49

National protected areas

• Cedar River National Grassland (part)
• Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	9,553		—
1930	10,134		6.1%
1940	8,264		−18.5%
1950	7,114		−13.9%
1960	6,248		−12.2%
1970	5,009		−19.8%
1980	4,274		−14.7%
1990	3,549		−17.0%
2000	2,841		−19.9%
2009 (est.)	2,337

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,841 people, 1,195 households, and 800 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,722 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.90% White, 1.72% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 73.7% were of German, 7.9% Norwegian and 5.2% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,195 households out of which 25.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were married couples living together, 3.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.90% 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 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 4.30% from 18 to 24, 20.50% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 24.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 104.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,165, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $21,537 versus $17,949 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,616. About 14.70% of families and 20.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.70% of those under age 18 and 20.90% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In 2000 the county gave the fifth highest percentage Pat Buchanan received.

Places

Cities

• Carson
• Elgin
• Leith
• New Leipzig

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

Unincorporated communities

• Brisbane
• Raleigh

Further reading

Kane, Joseph Nathan. The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000 page 116. Scarecrow Press. p. 552. ISBN 0810850362. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)