Towner County, North Dakota facts for kids
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Towner County
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![]() Postcard. Towner County Courthouse in Cando, North Dakota, a historic Queen Anne-style building.
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
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![]() North Dakota's location within the U.S. |
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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)
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• Total | 2,162 |
• Estimate
(2021)
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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.
Contents
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
- Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain Manitoba (north)
- Rural Municipality of Roblin, Manitoba (north)
- Rural Municipality of Louise, Manitoba (north)
- Cavalier County (east)
- Ramsey County (southeast)
- Benson County (south)
- Pierce County (southwest)
- Rolette County (west)
National protected areas
- Brumba National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Rock Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Snyder Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1890 | 1,450 | — | |
1900 | 6,491 | 347.7% | |
1910 | 8,963 | 38.1% | |
1920 | 8,327 | −7.1% | |
1930 | 8,393 | 0.8% | |
1940 | 7,200 | −14.2% | |
1950 | 6,360 | −11.7% | |
1960 | 5,624 | −11.6% | |
1970 | 4,645 | −17.4% | |
1980 | 4,052 | −12.8% | |
1990 | 3,627 | −10.5% | |
2000 | 2,876 | −20.7% | |
2010 | 2,246 | −21.9% | |
2020 | 2,162 | −3.7% | |
2021 (est.) | 2,140 | −4.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020 |
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
Townships
- Armourdale
- Atkins
- Bethel
- Cando
- Coolin
- Crocus
- Dash
- Gerrard
- Grainfield
- Howell
- Lansing
- Maza
- Monroe
- Mount View
- New City
- Olson
- Paulson
- Picton
- Rock Lake
- Sidney
- Smith
- Sorenson
- Springfield
- Teddy
- Twin Hill
- Victor
- Virginia
- Zion
Other community
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See also
In Spanish: Condado de Towner para niños