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Walsh County
Walsh County Courthouse
Walsh County Courthouse
Map of North Dakota highlighting Walsh County
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
Map of the United States highlighting North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  North Dakota
Founded May 2, 1881 (created)
August 30, 1881 (organized)
Named for George H. Walsh
Seat Grafton
Largest city Grafton
Area
 • Total 1,294 sq mi (3,350 km2)
 • Land 1,282 sq mi (3,320 km2)
 • Water 12 sq mi (30 km2)  0.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 10,563
 • Estimate 
(2021)
10,469
 • Density 8.163/sq mi (3.1518/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district At-large

Walsh County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,563. Its county seat is Grafton.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,294 square miles (3,350 km2), of which 1,282 square miles (3,320 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (0.9%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected area

  • Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1890 16,587
1900 20,288 22.3%
1910 19,491 −3.9%
1920 19,087 −2.1%
1930 20,047 5.0%
1940 20,747 3.5%
1950 18,859 −9.1%
1960 17,997 −4.6%
1970 16,251 −9.7%
1980 15,371 −5.4%
1990 13,840 −10.0%
2000 12,389 −10.5%
2010 11,119 −10.3%
2020 10,563 −5.0%
2021 (est.) 10,469 −5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2020

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 11,119 people, 4,746 households, and 3,021 families in the county. The population density was 8.67/sqmi (3.35/km2). There were 5,498 housing units at an average density of 4.29/sqmi (1.66/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 93.5% white, 1.5% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 3.1% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 39.7% were Norwegian, 21.6% were German, 11.0% were Polish, 9.4% were Irish, 9.3% were Czech, 5.8% were English, and 5.4% were American.

Of the 4,746 households, 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.3% were non-families, and 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age was 45.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,139 and the median income for a family was $58,429. Males had a median income of $36,934 versus $26,826 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,829. About 5.4% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Townships

  • Acton
  • Adams
  • Ardoch
  • Cleveland
  • Dewey
  • Dundee
  • Eden
  • Farmington
  • Fertile
  • Forest River
  • Glenwood
  • Golden
  • Grafton
  • Harriston
  • Kensington
  • Kinloss
  • Lampton
  • Latona
  • Martin
  • Medford
  • Norton
  • Oakwood
  • Ops
  • Perth
  • Prairie Centre
  • Pulaski
  • Rushford
  • St. Andrews
  • Sauter
  • Shepherd
  • Silvesta
  • Tiber
  • Vernon
  • Vesta
  • Walsh Centre
  • Walshville

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Condado de Walsh para niños

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