Walsh County, North Dakota

Walsh County, North Dakota
Location in the state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	May 20, 1881
Seat	Grafton
Largest city	Grafton
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,294 sq mi (3,351 km²) 1,282 sq mi (3,320 km²) 12 sq mi (31 km²), 0.96%
PopulationEst.  - (2012)  - Density	11,046 10/sq mi (4/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.walsh.nd.us

Walsh County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,119.^[1] Its county seat is Grafton.^[2]

Walsh County was created by the 1881 territorial legislature and organized on August 30, 1881 from the northern parts of Grand Forks County and southern parts of Pembina County. It is named in honor of George H. Walsh (1845–1913), a newspaperman and politician in Grand Forks. Grafton became the county seat in 1881.

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) of it is land and 12 square miles (31 km²) of it (0.96%) is water.

Townships

Major highways

Adjacent counties

• Pembina County (north)
• Marshall County, Minnesota (east)
• Grand Forks County (south)
• Nelson County (southwest)
• Ramsey County (west)
• Cavalier County (northwest)

	Cavalier County	Pembina County
	Ramsey County		Marshall County, Minnesota
		Walsh County, North Dakota
	Nelson County	Grand Forks County

National protected area

• Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,389 people, 5,029 households, and 3,319 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 5,757 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.86% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.51% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 5.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.7% were of Norwegian, 14.6% German, 8.7% Polish and 8.0% Czech ancestry according to the 2000 census.

There were 5,029 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,845, and the median income for a family was $41,619. Males had a median income of $28,080 versus $19,961 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,496. About 7.70% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Places

Cities

1. 4,251 - Grafton
2. 1,392 - Park River
3. 599 - Minto
4. 240 - Hoople
5. 210 - Fordville
6. 194 - Edinburg
7. 125 - Adams
8. 122 - Forest River
9. 104 - Pisek
10. 96 - Lankin
11. 67 - Ardoch
12. 38 - Fairdale
13. 23 - Conway

2011 estimate population^[5]

Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.

Unincorporated communities

• Nash
• Warsaw

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Walsh County, North Dakota

References

External links

• Walsh County official website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Walsh County, North Dakota, United States County seat: Grafton Cities Adams Ardoch Conway Edinburg Fairdale Fordville Forest River Grafton Hoople Lankin Minto Park River Pisek Townships Acton Adams Ardoch Cleveland Dewey Dundee Eden Farmington Fertile Forest River Glenwood Golden Grafton Harriston Kensington Kinloss Lampton Latona Martin Medford Nash Norton Oakwood Ops Perth Prairie Centre Pulaski Rushford St. Andrews Sauter Shepherd Silvesta Tiber Vernon Vesta Walsh Centre Walshville CDPs Auburn Nash Unincorporated communities Cashel Herrick Herriott Kellogg Kerry Mandt Oakwood Ops Pleasant Valley Poland Veseleyville Voss Warsaw

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Coordinates: 48°22′N 97°43′W / 48.37°N 97.72°W / 48.37; -97.72