Towner County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Towner County
U.S. county
Postcard. Towner County Courthouse in Cando, North Dakota, a historic Queen Anne-style building.
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	March 8, 1883 (created) January 24, 1884 (organized)
Named for	Oscar M. Towner
Seat	Cando
Largest city	Cando
Area
• Total	1,041 sq mi (2,700 km2)
• Land	1,025 sq mi (2,650 km2)
• Water	17 sq mi (40 km2)  1.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,162
• Estimate  (2021)	2,140
• Density	2.0768/sq mi (0.8019/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Towner County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population is 2,162. Its county seat is Cando. It is south of the Canada–US border with Manitoba.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,041 square miles (2,700 km²), of which 1,025 square miles (2,650 km²) is land and 17 square miles (44 km²) (1.6%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 281
• North Dakota Highway 5
• North Dakota Highway 17
• North Dakota Highway 66

Adjacent counties and rural municipalities

National protected areas

• Brumba National Wildlife Refuge
• Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• Snyder Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 2,246 people, 1,048 households, and 639 families in the county. The population density was 2.19/sqmi (0.85/km²). There were 1,449 housing units at an average density of 1.41/sqmi (0.55/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.7% white, 2.2% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 46.5% were German, 41.5% were Norwegian, 10.4% were Irish, 7.4% were English, 5.5% were Swedish, and 3.2% were American.

Of the 1,048 households, 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.0% were non-families, and 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.71. The median age was 50.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,684 and the median income for a family was $54,609. Males had a median income of $36,350 versus $26,164 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,203. About 8.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Bisbee
• Cando (county seat)
• Egeland
• Hansboro
• Perth
• Rocklake
• Sarles (mostly in Cavalier County)

Townships

Other community

• Agate
• Maza
• Olmstead

Images for kids

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  Outline map of Towner County, North Dakota, 1909

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Towner para niños