Griggs County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,306. Its

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is Cooperstown.

History

The county was created by the

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legislature on February 18, 1881, with territories partitioned from Barnes, Foster, and Traill counties. It was not organized at that time, nor was it attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. It was named for Alexander Griggs, a steamboat captain who is credited with founding Grand Forks. The county organization was effected on June 16, 1882. Its boundary was altered in 1883 when Steele County was partitioned off; it has retained its present boundary since then. The Conrad and Sylvia Fogderud farm in Griggs County is known as "Little Tornado Alley" due to the many tornadoes that have occurred there.

Geography

The Sheyenne River flows southward through the east-central part of Griggs County, discharging into Lake Ashtabula at the county's SE corner. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds across its central part, mostly devoted to agriculture.''Griggs County ND'' Google Maps (accessed February 20, 2019)
/ref> The terrain slopes to the south and east; its highest point is a hill at its NW corner, at 1,562' (476m) ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.1%) is water. It is the third-smallest county in North Dakota by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.

Major highways

* North Dakota Highway 1 * North Dakota Highway 45 * North Dakota Highway 65 * North Dakota Highway 200

Adjacent counties

* Nelson County (north) * Steele County (east) * Barnes County (south) * Stutsman County (southwest) * Foster County (west) * Eddy County (northwest)

National protected area

* Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Lakes

Source: * Hoot-E-Too Lake * Jones Lake * Lake Addie * Lake Ashtabula (part) * Lake Five * Lake Jessie * Lake Norway * Lake Silver * Long Lake * Phelps Lake * Pickerel Lake (part) * Plum Lake * Red Willow Lake * Round Lake * Rush Lake * Sibley Lake

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 2,306 people.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 2,420 people, 1,131 households, and 694 families in the county. The population density was . There were 1,461 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.8% white, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 60.8% were Norwegian, 36.7% were German, 5.9% were English, 5.6% were Swedish, and 1.2% were American. Of the 1,131 households, 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.6% were non-families, and 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.70. The median age was 51.9 years. The median income for a household in the county was $40,085 and the median income for a family was $51,570. Males had a median income of $33,169 versus $27,038 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,122. About 9.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the

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, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

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Communities

Cities

* Binford * Cooperstown (county seat) * Hannaford

Census-designated places

* Jessie *

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Unincorporated communities

Source: * Karnak * Walum * Mose

Townships

* Addie * Ball Hill * Bartley * Broadview * Bryan * Clearfield * Cooperstown *

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Politics

Griggs County voters usually vote Republican. In only one national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.

Education

School districts include: -
Text list
- The page shows Hope School District as still separate from Hope-Page
2010 map
an
2010 text list
/ref> * Barnes County North Public School District 7 * Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 * Finley-Sharon Public School District 19 * Griggs County Central School District 18 * Hope-Page School District * Midkota Public School District 7 Former: * Hope Public School District 10 - Consolidated with Page district in 2020 - Check the 2020-2021 spreadsheet, which lists a single "Hope Page" school district, and compare with all previous sheets which show them as two separate school districts.

References

External links

Griggs County map
''North Dakota DOT'' {{Coord, 47.46, -98.23, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-ND_source:UScensus1990 1882 establishments in Dakota Territory Populated places established in 1882