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Griggs County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,306.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Cooperstown.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The county was created by the Dakota Territory legislature on February 18, 1881, with territories partitioned from Barnes, Foster, and 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The county organization was effected on June 16, 1882. Its boundary was altered in 1883 when Steele County was partitioned off; it has retained its present boundary since then.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite book</ref>

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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>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>Template:Cite web</ref> The county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.1%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the third-smallest county in North Dakota by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.

Lakes

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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

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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 Template:Convert. There were 1,461 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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 Norwegian, 36.7% were German, 5.9% were English, 5.6% were Swedish, and 1.2% were 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
Cooperstown (county seat)
Hannaford

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

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Karnak
Walum
Mose

Townships

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Township Numbers and Range Numbers<ref>Township Numbers - ND.gov</ref>
	Range 61	Range 60	Range 59	Range 58
Township 148	Rosendal	Willow	Pilot Mound	Lenora
Township 147	Bryan	Addie	Tyrol	Romness
Township 146	Kingsley	Clearfield	Cooperstown	Washburn
Township 145	Mabel	Helena	Ball Hill	Sverdrup
Township 144	Dover	Bartley	Greenfield	Broadview

Politics

Education

School districts include:<ref name=CensusSchoolDistList2020>Template:Cite web - Text list - The page shows Hope School District as still separate from Hope-Page. 2010 map and 2010 text list</ref>

Former:

Hope Public School District 10<ref name=CensusSchoolDistList2020/> - Consolidated with Page district in 2020<ref name=Enrollmenthist>Template:Cite web - 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>

References

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External links

Griggs County map, North Dakota DOT

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