Editing Griggs County, North Dakota

{{Short description|County in North Dakota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Griggs County
 | state                = North Dakota
 | ex image             = Griggs County Courthouse (c. 1892).jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Griggs County Courthouse]]. Photographed in 1892.
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = February 18, 1881 (created)<br />June 16, 1882 (organized)
 | seat wl              = Cooperstown
 | largest city wl      = Cooperstown
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 716
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 709
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 7.6
 | area percentage      = 1.1
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 2306
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2022
 | population_est       = 2252 {{decrease}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = http://www.griggscountynd.gov/
 | district             = At-large
 | named for            = [[Alexander Griggs]]
}}

'''Griggs 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 2,306.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/griggscountynorthdakota/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 6, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Cooperstown, North Dakota|Cooperstown]].<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/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
The county was created by the [[Dakota Territory]] legislature on February 18, 1881, with territories partitioned from [[Barnes County, North Dakota|Barnes]], [[Foster County, North Dakota|Foster]], and [[Traill County, North Dakota|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, North Dakota|Grand Forks]].<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/n144 145]}}</ref>

The county organization was effected on June 16, 1882. Its boundary was altered in 1883 when [[Steele County, North Dakota|Steele County]] was partitioned off; it has retained its present boundary since then.<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 20, 2019|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><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|title=County History|work=North Dakota.gov|publisher=The State of North Dakota|access-date=February 3, 2015|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>

The Conrad and Sylvia Fogderud farm in Griggs County is known as "Little Tornado Alley" due to the many tornadoes that have occurred there.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jackson |first=William |title=North Dakota Tornadoes Twisters & Cyclones |publisher=Valley Star Publications |year=2024 |isbn=979-8-89480-378-4 |location=Dickinson, ND |publication-date=2024 |pages=100-101}}</ref>

[[File:Map of Griggs County, N.D., 1910.jpg|thumb|Outline map of Griggs County, North Dakota, 1910]]

==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.<ref name=GCND>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Griggs+County,+ND/@47.456628,-98.5105749,89518m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52c540bd3114cded:0x4f59b3a4710800f4!8m2!3d47.3876664!4d-98.2554295 ''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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Griggs County ND"  Google Maps (accessed February 20, 2019) |access-date=February 20, 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|716|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|709|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.6|sqmi}} (1.1%) 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 third-smallest county in North Dakota by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:ND-1 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 1]]
* [[Image:ND-45 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 45]]
* [[Image:ND-65 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 65]]
* [[Image:ND-200 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 200]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Nelson County, North Dakota|Nelson County]] (north)
* [[Steele County, North Dakota|Steele County]] (east)
* [[Barnes County, North Dakota|Barnes County]] (south)
* [[Stutsman County, North Dakota|Stutsman County]] (southwest)
* [[Foster County, North Dakota|Foster County]] (west)
* [[Eddy County, North Dakota|Eddy County]] (northwest)
{{div col end}}

===National protected area===
* [[Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge]]

===Lakes===

Source:<ref name=GCND/>

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* 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
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 2817
|1900= 4744
|1910= 6274
|1920= 7402
|1930= 6889
|1940= 5818
|1950= 5460
|1960= 5023
|1970= 4184
|1980= 3714
|1990= 3303
|2000= 2754
|2010= 2420
|2020= 2306
|estyear=2022
|estimate=2252
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Census.gov]]}}</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=April 20, 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 2,306 people.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 2,420 people, 1,131 households, and 694 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|3.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 1,461 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.1|/sqmi}}. 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 [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 36.7% were [[Germans|German]], 5.9% were [[English people|English]], 5.6% were [[Swedes|Swedish]], and 1.2% were [[Americans|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 [[poverty line]], 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, North Dakota|Binford]]
* [[Cooperstown, North Dakota|Cooperstown]] (county seat)
* [[Hannaford, North Dakota|Hannaford]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Jessie, North Dakota|Jessie]]
* [[Sutton, North Dakota|Sutton]]

===Unincorporated communities===

Source:<ref name=GCND/>

* Karnak
* Walum
* [[Mose, North Dakota|Mose]]

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Addie Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Addie]]
* [[Ball Hill Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Ball Hill]]
* [[Bartley Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Bartley]]
* [[Broadview Township, North Dakota|Broadview]]
* [[Bryan Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Bryan]]
* [[Clearfield Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Clearfield]]
* [[Cooperstown Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Cooperstown]]
* [[Dover Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Dover]]
* [[Greenfield Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Greenfield]]
* [[Helena Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Helena]]
* [[Kingsley Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Kingsley]]
* [[Lenora Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Lenora]]
* [[Mabel Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Mabel]]
* [[Pilot Mound Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Pilot Mound]]
* [[Romness Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Romness]]
* [[Rosendal Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Rosendal]]
* [[Sverdrup Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Sverdrup]]
* [[Tyrol Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Tyrol]]
* [[Washburn Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Washburn]]
* [[Willow Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Willow]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
|+ Township Numbers and Range Numbers<ref>Township Numbers - ND.gov</ref>
|-
||
! scope="col" | Range 61
! scope="col" | Range 60
! scope="col" | Range 59
! scope="col" | Range 58

|-
! scope="col" | Township 148
|| [[Rosendal Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Rosendal]]
|| [[Willow Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Willow]]
|| [[Pilot Mound Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Pilot Mound]]
|| [[Lenora Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Lenora]]
|-
! scope="col" | Township 147
|| [[Bryan Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Bryan]]
|| [[Addie Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Addie]]
|| [[Tyrol Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Tyrol]]
|| [[Romness Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Romness]]
|-
! scope="col" | Township 146
|| [[Kingsley Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Kingsley]]
|| [[Clearfield Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Clearfield]]
|| [[Cooperstown Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Cooperstown]]
|| [[Washburn Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Washburn]]
|-
! scope="col" | Township 145
|| [[Mabel Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Mabel]]
|| [[Helena Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Helena]]
|| [[Ball Hill Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Ball Hill]]
|| [[Sverdrup Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Sverdrup]]
|-
! scope="col" | Township 144
|| [[Dover Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Dover]]
|| [[Bartley Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Bartley]]
|| [[Greenfield Township, Griggs County, North Dakota|Greenfield]]
|| [[Broadview Township, North Dakota|Broadview]]
|}

==Politics==
Griggs County voters usually vote Republican. In only one national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
{{PresHead|place=Griggs County, North Dakota|whig=no|source1=<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|963|301|25|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|907|308|35|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|847|298|120|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|771|536|36|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|682|598|34|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|907|505|27|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|920|484|65|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|731|670|170|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|773|647|336|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,020|846|19|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,254|828|12|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,342|636|192|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,086|1,122|54|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,312|901|45|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,110|1,008|109|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|885|1,505|0|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,278|1,279|4|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,212|1,173|2|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,727|872|10|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,036|1,180|122|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|990|1,228|9|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,117|1,464|11|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|666|1,665|392|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|428|1,838|111|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,329|1,182|23|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|738|116|1,360|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,739|530|86|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|521|668|86|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|144|434|417|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|605|493|69|North Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|688|232|110|North Dakota}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Republican|527|407|34|North Dakota}}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref name=CensusSchoolDistList2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38039_griggs/DC20SD_C38039.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815150021/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38039_griggs/DC20SD_C38039.pdf |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Griggs County, ND|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 24, 2022}} -  [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38039_griggs/DC20SD_C38039_SD2MS.txt Text list] - The page shows Hope School District as still separate from Hope-Page. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st38_nd/c38039_griggs/DC10SD_C38039_001.pdf 2010 map] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st38_nd/c38039_griggs/DC10SD_C38039_SD2MS.txt 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]]<ref name=CensusSchoolDistList2020/> - Consolidated with Page district in 2020<ref name=Enrollmenthist>{{cite web|url=https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/Data/EnrollmentHistoryPublicSchoolDistrict.xlsx|title=Enrollment History Public School Districts 2009-2021|publisher=[[North Dakota Department of Public Instruction]]|accessdate=August 19, 2021}} - 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.</ref>

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in North Dakota#Griggs County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Griggs County, North Dakota]]
* [[USS Griggs (APA-110)|USS ''Griggs'' (APA-110)]], U.S. Navy ship named for this county

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

==External links==
* [https://www.dot.nd.gov/docs/maps/base-maps/counties/Griggs.pdf Griggs County map], ''North Dakota DOT''

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Griggs County, North Dakota
|North     = [[Nelson County, North Dakota|Nelson County]]
|East      = [[Steele County, North Dakota|Steele County]]
|South     = [[Barnes County, North Dakota|Barnes County]]
|Southwest = [[Stutsman County, North Dakota|Stutsman County]]
|West      = [[Foster County, North Dakota|Foster County]]
|Northwest = [[Eddy County, North Dakota|Eddy County]]
}}

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