This is a list of counties in North Dakota. There are 53 counties in the U.S. state of North Dakota.
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[1] North Dakota's code is 38, which when combined with any county code would be written as 38XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.[2]
| County |
FIPS Code [2] |
County seat [3] |
Created [3] |
Etymology [4] |
Population [3][5] |
Area [3][5] |
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| Adams County | 001 | Hettinger | 1885 | John Quincy Adams, a railroad agent who was instrumental in having the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway be built through North Dakota | 2,593 | 988 sq mi (2,559 km 2) |
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| Barnes County | 003 | Valley City | 1875 | Dakota Territory judge Alanson H. Barnes | 11,775 | 1,492 sq mi (3,864 km 2) |
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| Benson County | 005 | Minnewaukan | 1883 | Dakota territorial legislator Bertil W. Benson | 6,964 | 1,389 sq mi (3,597 km 2) |
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| Billings County | 007 | Medora | 1879 | Frederick H. Billings, who was president of the Northern Pacific Railroad | 888 | 1,152 sq mi (2,984 km 2) |
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| Bottineau County | 009 | Bottineau | 1873 | Named for frontiersman Pierre Bottineau | 7,149 | 1,669 sq mi (4,323 km 2) |
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| Bowman County | 011 | Bowman | 1883 | Dakota territorial legislator Edward M. Bowman | 3,242 | 1,162 sq mi (3,010 km 2) |
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| Burke County | 013 | Bowbells | 1910 | Governor John Burke | 2,242 | 1,104 sq mi (2,859 km 2) |
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| Burleigh County | 015 | Bismarck | 1873 | Walter A. Burleigh, territorial delegate to the 39th and 40th U.S. Congresses | 69,416 | 1,633 sq mi (4,229 km 2) |
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| Cass County | 017 | Fargo | 1873 | George Washington Cass, who was the president of the Northern Pacific Railroad | 123,138 | 1,766 sq mi (4,574 km 2) |
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| Cavalier County | 019 | Langdon | 1873 | Charles Cavalier of Pembina, one of the area's earliest European-American settlers | 4,831 | 1,489 sq mi (3,856 km 2) |
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| Dickey County | 021 | Ellendale | 1881 | Dakota territorial legislator George H. Dickey | 5,757 | 1,131 sq mi (2,929 km 2) |
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| Divide County | 023 | Crosby | 1910 | Named because it was created upon by division of Williams County | 2,283 | 1,259 sq mi (3,261 km 2) |
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| Dunn County | 025 | Manning | 1883 | John P. Dunn, an early civic leader of Bismarck, North Dakota | 3,600 | 2,010 sq mi (5,206 km 2) |
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| Eddy County | 027 | New Rockford | 1885 | Ezra B. Eddy, a Fargo, North Dakota banker | 2,757 | 632 sq mi (1,637 km 2) |
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| Emmons County | 029 | Linton | 1879 | James Emmons, an early entrepreneur and businessman Bismarck, North Dakota | 4,331 | 1,510 sq mi (3,911 km 2) |
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| Foster County | 031 | Carrington | 1873 | Either James S. Foster or George I. Foster, brothers who were both prominent in territorial affairs | 3,759 | 635 sq mi (1,645 km 2) |
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| Golden Valley County | 033 | Beach | 1912 | Named for either promotional reasons or for the Golden Valley Land and Cattle Company | 1,924 | 1,002 sq mi (2,595 km 2) |
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| Grand Forks County | 035 | Grand Forks | 1873 | Named for Grand Forks, North Dakota, which in turn was named for its location at the intersection of the Red Lake River and the Red River of the North | 66,109 | 1,438 sq mi (3,724 km 2) |
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| Grant County | 037 | Carson | 1916 | U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant | 2,841 | 1,660 sq mi (4,299 km 2) |
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| Griggs County | 039 | Cooperstown | 1881 | Alexander Griggs, a steamboat captain and founder of Grand Forks, North Dakota | 2,754 | 708 sq mi (1,834 km 2) |
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| Hettinger County | 041 | Mott | 1883 | Mathias K. Hettinger, the father-in-law of Erastus A. Williams, Speaker of the House during that session | 2,715 | 1,132 sq mi (2,932 km 2) |
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| Kidder County | 043 | Steele | 1873 | Jefferson Parrish Kidder, territorial delegate to the 44th Congress and 45th Congresses | 2,753 | 1,352 sq mi (3,502 km 2) |
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| LaMoure County | 045 | LaMoure | 1873 | Dakota territorial legislator and North Dakota state legislator Judson LaMoure | 4,701 | 1,147 sq mi (2,971 km 2) |
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| Logan County | 047 | Napoleon | 1873 | Illinois U.S. Senator John A. Logan | 2,308 | 993 sq mi (2,572 km 2) |
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| McHenry County | 049 | Towner | 1873 | Early settler James McHenry | 5,987 | 1,874 sq mi (4,854 km 2) |
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| McIntosh County | 051 | Ashley | 1883 | Edward H. McIntosh, a member of the "Territorial Council" | 3,390 | 975 sq mi (2,525 km 2) |
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| McKenzie County | 053 | Watford City | 1905 | North Dakota political leader Alexander McKenzie | 5,737 | 2,742 sq mi (7,102 km 2) |
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| McLean County | 055 | Washburn | 1883 | John A. McLean, first mayor of Bismarck, North Dakota | 9,311 | 2,110 sq mi (5,465 km 2) |
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| Mercer County | 057 | Stanton | 1875 | William Henry Harrison Mercer, an early settler | 8,644 | 1,045 sq mi (2,707 km 2) |
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| Morton County | 059 | Mandan | 1873 | Governor of Indiana Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton | 25,303 | 1,926 sq mi (4,988 km 2) |
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| Mountrail County | 061 | Stanley | 1873 | Joseph Mountraille, a "Metis voyageur of some prominence" | 6,631 | 1,824 sq mi (4,724 km 2) |
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| Nelson County | 063 | Lakota | 1883 | Dakota territorial legislator Nelson E. Nelson | 3,715 | 982 sq mi (2,543 km 2) |
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| Oliver County | 065 | Center | 1885 | Dakota territorial legislator Harry S. Oliver | 2,065 | 724 sq mi (1,875 km 2) |
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| Pembina County | 067 | Cavalier | 1867 | Named for the high-bush cranberries which grew wild in the area. Pembina may be from an Ojibwa phrase, anepeminan sipi, referring to the berries, as they grew in abundance around the Redberry River; it may also be from an Ojibwa word meaning meeting place. The name originally applied to the old Pembina Territory | 8,585 | 1,119 sq mi (2,898 km 2) |
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| Pierce County | 069 | Rugby | 1887 | Gilbert Ashville Pierce, a Governor of Dakota Territory and later a U.S. Senator from North Dakota | 4,675 | 1,018 sq mi (2,637 km 2) |
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| Ramsey County | 071 | Devils Lake | 1873 | Minnesota U.S. Senator Alexander Ramsey | 12,066 | 1,186 sq mi (3,072 km 2) |
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| Ransom County | 073 | Lisbon | 1873 | Named for locally situated Fort Ransom | 5,890 | 863 sq mi (2,235 km 2) |
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| Renville County | 075 | Mohall | 1873 | Uncertain origin; but may be in honor of Joseph Renville | 2,610 | 875 sq mi (2,266 km 2) |
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| Richland County | 077 | Wahpeton | 1873 | Early settler Morgan T. Rich | 17,998 | 1,437 sq mi (3,722 km 2) |
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| Rolette County | 079 | Rolla | 1873 | Local political leader Joseph Rolette, Jr. | 13,674 | 902 sq mi (2,336 km 2) |
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| Sargent County | 081 | Forman | 1883 | Homer E. Sargent, a general manager of the Northern Pacific Railroad | 4,366 | 859 sq mi (2,225 km 2) |
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| Sheridan County | 083 | McClusky | 1873 | American Civil War officer Philip Henry Sheridan | 1,710 | 972 sq mi (2,517 km 2) |
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| Sioux County | 085 | Fort Yates | 1915 | The Native American Sioux people | 4,044 | 1,094 sq mi (2,833 km 2) |
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| Slope County | 087 | Amidon | 1915 | Missouri Slope, a region of western N.D. west of the Missouri River | 767 | 1,218 sq mi (3,155 km 2) |
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| Stark County | 089 | Dickinson | 1879 | George Stark, a vice president of the Northern Pacific Railroad | 22,636 | 1,338 sq mi (3,465 km 2) |
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| Steele County | 091 | Finley | 1883 | Edward H. Steele, secretary-treasurer of the Red River Land Company | 2,258 | 712 sq mi (1,844 km 2) |
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| Stutsman County | 093 | Jamestown | 1873 | Dakota Territory power broker Enos Stutsman | 21,908 | 2,222 sq mi (5,755 km 2) |
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| Towner County | 095 | Cando | 1883 | Dakota territorial legislator Oscar M. Towner | 2,876 | 1,025 sq mi (2,655 km 2) |
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| Traill County | 097 | Hillsboro | 1875 | Early settler Walter John Strickland Traill | 8,477 | 862 sq mi (2,233 km 2) |
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| Walsh County | 099 | Grafton | 1881 | Early settler George H. Walsh | 12,389 | 1,282 sq mi (3,320 km 2) |
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| Ward County | 101 | Minot | 1888 | Dakota territorial legislator Mark Ward | 58,795 | 2,013 sq mi (5,214 km 2) |
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| Wells County | 103 | Fessenden | 1873 | Dakota territorial legislator Edward Payson Wells | 5,102 | 1,271 sq mi (3,292 km 2) |
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| Williams County | 105 | Williston | 1890 | Dakota territorial legislator Erastus Appelman Williams | 19,761 | 2,071 sq mi (5,364 km 2) |
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List of 53 counties in the U.S. state of North Dakota:
| State Abbr. | FIPS State Code | State |
| ND | 38 | North Dakota |
| FIPS County Code | County Name | |
| 001 | Adams County | |
| 003 | Barnes County | |
| 005 | Benson County | |
| 007 | Billings County | |
| 009 | Bottineau County | |
| 011 | Bowman County |
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