Renville County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Renville County
U.S. county
Renville County Courthouse. Photographed in 1940.
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	January 4, 1873 (created) July 20, 1910 (organized)
Named for	Joseph Renville
Seat	Mohall
Largest city	Mohall
Area
• Total	893 sq mi (2,310 km2)
• Land	877 sq mi (2,270 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2)  1.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,282
• Estimate  (2021)	2,266
• Density	2.5554/sq mi (0.9867/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Renville County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,282. Its county seat is Mohall.

Renville County is part of the Minot, ND Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located south of the Canada–United States border with Saskatchewan.

History

The first Renville County was created by the 1872-73 Dakota Territory legislature, but was dissolved because of too little settlement. The name was then brought back in the 1908 general election under a proposal to divide Ward County. Though defeated on election day, the matter went to court, which led to the creation of the present-day Renville County in 1910. The county government was first organized on July 23, 1910; Mohall has always been the county seat. The county's name honors Joseph Renville, an interpreter, translator, and important figure in dealings between white men and the Sioux.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 893 square miles (2,310 km²), of which 877 square miles (2,270 km²) is land and 16 square miles (41 km²) (1.8%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 52
• U.S. Highway 83
• North Dakota Highway 5
• North Dakota Highway 28

Adjacent counties and rural municipalities

• Mount Pleasant No. 2, Saskatchewan (north)
• Argyle No. 1, Saskatchewan (north)
• Bottineau County (east)
• McHenry County (southeast)
• Ward County (south)
• Burke County (northwest)

National protected area

• Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 2,470 people, 1,061 households, and 685 families in the county. The population density was 2.82/sqmi (1.09/km²). There were 1,386 housing units at an average density of 1.58/sqmi (0.61/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.9% white, 0.4% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 39.5% were German, 39.1% were Norwegian, 11.6% were Irish, 9.7% were English, 9.5% were Swedish, and 2.3% were American.

Of the 1,061 households, 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.4% were non-families, and 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age was 45.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,583 and the median income for a family was $63,068. Males had a median income of $39,950 versus $25,469 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,856. About 3.8% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Glenburn
• Grano
• Loraine
• Mohall (county seat)
• Sherwood
• Tolley

Townships

Unincorporated communities

• Chola
• Greene
• Grover
• Norma
• Rockford
• White Ash

Images for kids

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  Outline map of Renville County, North Dakota, 1914

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Renville (Dakota del Norte) para niños