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{{Short description|County in North Dakota, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Dunn County | state = North Dakota | seal = | founded = March 9, 1883 (created)<br />January 18, 1908 (organized) | seat wl = Manning | largest city wl = Killdeer | area_total_sq_mi = 2082 | area_land_sq_mi = 2008 | area_water_sq_mi = 74 | area percentage = 3.5 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 4095 | pop_est_as_of = 2022 | population_est = 4015 {{decrease}} | population_density_sq_mi = auto | time zone 1 = Central | tz note 1 = (northern portion) | time zone 2 = Mountain | tz note 2 = (southern portion) | web = http://www.dunncountynd.org/ | ex image = Dunn County Courthouse - Manning North Dakota 10-08-2008.jpg | ex image cap = Dunn County Courthouse - Manning, North Dakota }} '''Dunn County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Dakota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 4,095.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/dunncountynorthdakota/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 6, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Manning, North Dakota|Manning]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704084002/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=July 4, 2012}}</ref> ==History== On March 9, 1883, the [[Dakota Territory]] legislature authorized the creation of a new county, using territory partitioned from Howard County (which is now extinct). The county organization was not effected at that time, but the county was not attached to another county for judicial purposes. The county boundaries were altered in 1883, and on November 3, 1896, the legislature ordered Dunn dissolved, with its territory assigned to [[Stark County, North Dakota|Stark County]]. However, the state supreme court overturned the legislature's act on May 24, 1901; in effect re-creating Dunn County. The county was still not assigned to another county. This was resolved on March 10, 1903, when the county was assigned to Stark County for judicial purposes. On March 13, 1903, the legislature again voted to dissolve Dunn County, but again (during the 1905 session) the state supreme court voided the act. Dunn County continued to be attached to Stark County. However, on January 18, 1908, the county organization was effected, and Dunn became a standalone county. In the process, Dunn gained a tract of previously unattached land from Stark County, enlarging its boundary. The configuration thus created has remained to the present. The county was named for John Piatt Dunn,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n109 110]}}</ref> who opened the first [[pharmacy|drugstore]] in North Dakota, and who was a civic and commercial leader during the early history of [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]].<ref>{{cite web|title=County History|url=http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|publisher=Official Portal for North Dakota State Government|access-date=May 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202151843/http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|archive-date=February 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies|work=Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The [[Newberry Library]]|date=2006|access-date=February 3, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402202102/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Geography== The [[Missouri River]] flows southeasterly along the northeastern boundary of Dunn County, and the [[Little Missouri River (North Dakota)|Little Missouri River]] flows eastward across the center part of the county, to its confluence with the Missouri in the northeastern part of the county. The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills, which are etched in the north and east by gullies and drainages to the river valleys.<ref name="DCND">{{Cite web |title=Dunn County Β· North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dunn+County,+ND/@47.3134586,-103.0394978,96641m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x532665c8b499d98f:0xf66f2efaa70ec4ab!8m2!3d47.2121625!4d-102.72602 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Dunn County Β· North Dakota |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and north; its highest point is a hill at the southwestern corner, at {{convert|2,625|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Dunn County ND" Google Maps (accessed 17 February 2019) |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|2082|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2008|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|74|sqmi}} (3.5%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129045530/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2015|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the fifth-largest county in North Dakota by total area. Dunn County is somewhat unusual among western North Dakota counties. Like other counties in the region, it has both prairie and badlands areas. Located in the northwest part of the county are the [[Killdeer Mountains]], which are more accurately described as hills. These hills help create a mini-ecosystem on the southern edge of the Little Missouri badlands, which has a greater abundance of aspen forests and wildlife than is typically found in southwestern North Dakota. The Killdeer Mountains' highest point, and the highest point in Dunn County, is 3281 feet above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13413 |title=North Dakota County High Points |website=Peakbagger |access-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref> The northwest corner of the county, northwest of the Killdeer Mountains, features many square miles of bur oak forest, mainly on the north-facing slopes of the hills. [[Bur oak]] and [[quaking aspen]], though native to North Dakota, are sparse in western North Dakota, with Dunn County being a notable exception. ===Major highways=== * [[Image:ND-8 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 8]] * [[Image:ND-22 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 22]] * [[Image:ND-200 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 200]] ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col}} * [[Mountrail County]] β north * [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean County]] β northeast * [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer County]] β east * [[Stark County, North Dakota|Stark County]] β south * [[Billings County]] β southwest * [[McKenzie County]] β northwest {{div col end}} ===Protected areas=== {{div col}} * [[Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge]] * Little Missouri Public Use Area * Kildeer Mountain State Game Preserve * Badlands Trail Rides * Little Mountain State Park {{div col end}} <ref name=DCND/> ===Lakes=== * Moffet Slough <ref name=DCND/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1890= 159 |1900= |1910= 5302 |1920= 8828 |1930= 9566 |1940= 8376 |1950= 7212 |1960= 6350 |1970= 4895 |1980= 4627 |1990= 4005 |2000= 3600 |2010= 3536 |2020= 4095 |estyear=2022 |estimate=4015 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|access-date=April 6, 2023}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nd190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/> }} ===2020 census=== As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 4,095 people. ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 3,536 people, 1,401 households, and 977 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|1.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 2,132 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.1|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 84.9% white, 12.7% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 57.6% were [[Germans|German]], 20.3% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 8.5% were [[Czechs|Czech]], 6.0% were [[Russians|Russian]], 5.7% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 5.3% were [[English people|English]], and 1.8% were [[Americans|American]]. Of the 1,401 households, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.3% were non-families, and 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age was 44.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $48,707 and the median income for a family was $65,122. Males had a median income of $37,270 versus $23,599 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,832. About 6.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over. ===Population by decade=== <timeline> Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.55,0.0,0.0) ImageSize = width:600 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:9600 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:2400 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:1200 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1890 text:1890 bar:1900 text:1900 bar:1910 text:1910 bar:1920 text:1920 bar:1930 text:1930 bar:1940 text:1940 bar:1950 text:1950 bar:1960 text:1960 bar:1970 text:1970 bar:1980 text:1980 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:2000 text:2000 bar:2010 text:2010 bar:2020 text:2020 bar:2022 text:present PlotData= color:barra width:25 align:left bar:1890 from: 0 till:159 bar:1900 from: 0 till:0 bar:1910 from: 0 till:5302 bar:1920 from: 0 till:8828 bar:1930 from: 0 till:9566 bar:1940 from: 0 till:8376 bar:1950 from: 0 till:7212 bar:1960 from: 0 till:6350 bar:1970 from: 0 till:4895 bar:1980 from: 0 till:4627 bar:1990 from: 0 till:4005 bar:2000 from: 0 till:3600 bar:2010 from: 0 till:3536 bar:2020 from: 0 till:4095 bar:2022 from: 0 till:4015 color:darkblue PlotData= bar:1890 at:159 fontsize:S text:159 shift:(-14,5) bar:1900 at:0 fontsize:S text:0 shift:(-14,5) bar:1910 at:5302 fontsize:S text:5302 shift:(-14,5) bar:1920 at:8828 fontsize:S text:8828 shift:(-14,5) bar:1930 at:9566 fontsize:S text:9566 shift:(-14,5) bar:1940 at:8376 fontsize:S text:8376 shift:(-14,5) bar:1950 at:7212 fontsize:S text:7212 shift:(-14,5) bar:1960 at:6350 fontsize:S text:6350 shift:(-14,5) bar:1970 at:4895 fontsize:S text:4895 shift:(-14,5) bar:1980 at:4627 fontsize:S text:4627 shift:(-14,5) bar:1990 at:4005 fontsize:S text:4005 shift:(-14,5) bar:2000 at:3600 fontsize:S text:3600 shift:(-14,5) bar:2010 at:3536 fontsize:S text:3536 shift:(-14,5) bar:2020 at:4095 fontsize:S text:4095 shift:(-14,5) bar:2022 at:4015 fontsize:S text:4015 shift:(-14,5) TextData= fontsize:S pos:(20,20) text:Data from U.S. Census Bureau </timeline> ==Sites of interest== * Killdeer Mountains * [[Killdeer Mountain]] National Battlefield ==Communities== ===Cities=== {{div col}} * [[Dodge, North Dakota|Dodge]] * [[Dunn Center, North Dakota|Dunn Center]] * [[Halliday, North Dakota|Halliday]] * [[Killdeer, North Dakota|Killdeer]] {{div col end}} ===Census-designated place=== * [[Manning, North Dakota|Manning]] (county seat) ===Unincorporated communities=== {{div col}} * Emerson * Fayette * [[Hirschville]] * [[Marshall, North Dakota|Marshall]] * Medicine Hole * [[New Hradec]] * [[Twin Buttes, North Dakota|Twin Buttes]] * Werner {{div col end}} <ref name=DCND/> ==Politics== Dunn County has voted Republican in every election since 1976. {{PresHead|place=Dunn County, North Dakota|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|1,877|332|33|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,951|342|45|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,771|358|114|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,506|508|20|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,080|527|37|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,178|571|25|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,124|474|130|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|830|587|326|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|784|667|654|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,263|892|23|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,583|716|25|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,706|532|148|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,041|1,051|65|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,438|644|115|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,207|772|170|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,079|1,351|2|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,462|1,321|0|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,567|1,055|6|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,237|664|23|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,244|1,074|105|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,374|919|5|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|2,132|1,392|12|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|732|2,257|392|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|569|2,380|59|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,360|1,561|4|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1924|Progressive|980|190|1,121|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|2,102|457|49|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|566|1,028|50|North Dakota}} {{PresRow|1912|Progressive|285|246|349|North Dakota}} {{PresFoot|1908|Republican|373|160|9|North Dakota}} ==Education== School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38025_dunn/DC20SD_C38025.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813181125/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38025_dunn/DC20SD_C38025.pdf |archive-date=August 13, 2021 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dunn County, ND|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 24, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38025_dunn/DC20SD_C38025_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> K-12: {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Beulah Public School District 27]] * [[Dickinson Public School District 1]] * [[Halliday Public School District 19]] * [[Hebron Public School District 13]] * [[Killdeer Public School District 16]] * [[Mandaree Public School District 36]] * [[Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34]] * [[South Heart Public School District 9]] {{div col end}} Elementary: * [[Twin Buttes Public School District 37]] ==See also== * [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Dunn County, North Dakota]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060930041322/http://www.parkrec.nd.gov/byways/Killdeer.htm Killdeer Mountain Scenic Byway] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060929085346/http://www.parkrec.nd.gov/Parks/Little_Mo/Home.htm#LittleMissouri Little Missouri State Park] * Dunn County maps, [https://www.dot.nd.gov/docs/maps/base-maps/counties/dunn_sheet1.pdf Sheet 1] (northern) and [https://www.dot.nd.gov/docs/maps/base-maps/counties/dunn_sheet2.pdf Sheet 2] (southern), ''North Dakota DOT'' {{Geographic Location |Centre = Dunn County, North Dakota |North = [[Mountrail County]] |Northeast = [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean County]] |East = [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer County]] |South = [[Stark County, North Dakota|Stark County]] |Southwest = [[Billings County]] |Northwest = [[McKenzie County]] }} {{Dunn County, North Dakota}} {{North Dakota}} {{Authority control}} {{Coord|47.36|-102.62|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-ND_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:Dunn County, North Dakota| ]] [[Category:North Dakota counties on the Missouri River]] [[Category:1908 establishments in North Dakota]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1908]] [[Category:Counties in multiple time zones]]
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