Editing Eddy County, North Dakota

{{Short description|County in North Dakota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{distinguish|Eddy County, New Mexico}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Eddy County
 | state                = North Dakota
 | seal                 = 
 | ex image             = Eddy County Courthouse 2008.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Eddy County Courthouse]]
 | founded              = 1885
 | seat wl              = New Rockford
 | largest city wl      = New Rockford
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 644
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 630
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 14
 | area percentage      = 2.2
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 2347
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2022
 | population_est       = 2314 {{decrease}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | website              = [http://www.cityofnewrockford.com/index.asp?SEC=0E991439-92D7-460E-84F1-BDEFE48CC237&Type=B_BASIC Eddy County, North Dakota]
 | district             = At-large
}}

'''Eddy 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 2,347.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/eddycountynorthdakota/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 6, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[New Rockford, North Dakota|New Rockford]].<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>  Eddy County is the smallest county in North Dakota by land area.

==History==
The [[Dakota Territory]] legislature created the county on March 31, 1885, with territory partitioned from [[Foster County, North Dakota|Foster County]]. It was named for Ezra B. Eddy, a [[Fargo, North Dakota]] banker who had died a few weeks earlier. The county government was established on April 27, 1885.<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 [[Sheyenne River]] flows easterly through the upper part of the county. The county terrain consists of semi-arid hills, featuring some agriculture.<ref name="ECND">{{Cite web |title=Eddy County · North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eddy+County,+ND/@47.7516752,-99.1238644,74618m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52db270556bcbb15:0xca0f0d5a0216cf6b!8m2!3d47.6963964!4d-98.8871816 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and slightly to the north, with its highest point on a hill at the county's southwestern corner, at {{convert|1,562|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Eddy County ND"  Google Maps (accessed February 17, 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|644|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|630|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}} (2.2%) 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 smallest county in North Dakota by area.

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Benson County, North Dakota|Benson County]] – north
* [[Nelson County, North Dakota|Nelson County]] – northeast
* [[Griggs County, North Dakota|Griggs County]] – southeast
* [[Foster County, North Dakota|Foster County]] – south
* [[Wells County, North Dakota|Wells County]] – west
{{div col end}}

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 281.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 281 in North Dakota|U.S. Highway 281]]
* [[Image:ND-15 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 15]]
* [[Image:ND-20 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 20]]

===County roads===
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* Eddy County Road 1
* Eddy County Road 2
* Eddy County Road 3
* Eddy County Road 4
* Eddy County Road 5
* Eddy County Road 6
* Eddy County Road 7
* Eddy County Road 8
* Eddy County Road 9
* Eddy County Road 10
* Eddy County Road 12
* Eddy County Road 14
* Eddy County Road 16
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Eddy County Road 14 is a north-south County Road in [[North Dakota]]. It runs from [[North Dakota Highway 15]] near [[New Rockford, North Dakota|New Rockford]] to Eddy County Road 9 (1st Ave North) in downtown New Rockford. Eddy County Road 9 is an east-west County Road in North Dakota. It runs from [[U.S. Route 281 in North Dakota|US 281]]/Highway 15 (1st Street) in New Rockford to Wells County CR 2, near New Rockford.

===National protected area===
* [[Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1377
|1900= 3330
|1910= 4800
|1920= 6493
|1930= 6346
|1940= 5741
|1950= 5372
|1960= 4936
|1970= 4103
|1980= 3554
|1990= 2951
|2000= 2757
|2010= 2385
|2020= 2347
|estyear=2022
|estimate=2314
|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|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 2,347 people.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 2,385 people, 1,057 households, and 653 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|3.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 1,323 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.1|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.2% white, 2.4% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.8% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 52.7% were [[Germans|German]], 45.9% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 9.3% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 6.5% were [[Swedes|Swedish]], and 1.3% were [[Americans|American]].

Of the 1,057 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.2% were non-families, and 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 49.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,404 and the median income for a family was $47,857. Males had a median income of $31,887 versus $28,194 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,302. About 11.5% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.

===Population by decade===
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==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[New Rockford, North Dakota|New Rockford]] (county seat)
* [[Sheyenne, North Dakota|Sheyenne]]

===Unincorporated communities===
Source:<ref name=ECND/>

* Brantford
* Hamar

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* Bush
* Cherry Lake
* Columbia
* Colvin
* Eddy
* Freeborn
* Gates
* Grandfield
* Hillsdale
* Lake Washington
* Munster
* New Rockford
* Paradise
* Pleasant Prairie
* Rosefield
* Sheldon
* Superior
* Tiffany
{{div col end}}

==Politics==
Eddy County voters tend to vote Republican. In 71% percent of the national elections since 1960, the county selected the Republican Party candidate.
{{PresHead|place=Eddy 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>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|862|316|27|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|854|383|24|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|791|355|85|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|634|486|37|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|548|583|34|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|655|534|24|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|703|458|107|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|517|553|211|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|591|575|449|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|891|748|19|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,049|796|15|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,153|539|191|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|890|1,123|41|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,022|911|31|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,018|893|81|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|747|1,337|4|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,188|1,152|2|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,239|973|0|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,534|728|26|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|952|919|161|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|974|1,042|32|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,319|1,368|37|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|579|1,729|403|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|537|1,888|102|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,071|1,240|11|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|881|101|1,258|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,525|577|116|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|505|650|101|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|199|376|335|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|540|368|23|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|596|162|24|North Dakota}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Republican|455|235|16|North Dakota}}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in North Dakota#Eddy County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Eddy County, North Dakota]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://dot.nd.gov/road-map/pdf/counties/eddy.pdf ND DOT county map of Eddy Country (PDF)]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Eddy County, North Dakota
|North     = [[Benson County, North Dakota|Benson County]]
|Northeast = [[Nelson County, North Dakota|Nelson County]]
|Southeast = [[Griggs County, North Dakota|Griggs County]]
|South     = [[Foster County, North Dakota|Foster County]]
|West      = [[Wells County, North Dakota|Wells County]]
}}

{{Eddy County, North Dakota}}
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[[Category:1885 establishments in Dakota Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1885]]