Stutsman County, North Dakota
Stutsman County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,593.[1] Its county seat is Jamestown.[2]
Stutsman County | |
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Historic Stutsman County Courthouse | |
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota | |
North Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 46°59′N 98°58′W / 46.98°N 98.96°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| Founded | January 4, 1873 (created) June 10, 1873 (organized) |
| Named for | Enos Stutsman |
| Seat | Jamestown |
| Largest city | Jamestown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,298 sq mi (5,950 km2) |
| • Land | 2,222 sq mi (5,750 km2) |
| • Water | 76 sq mi (200 km2) 3.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 21,593 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 21,487 |
| • Density | 9.4/sq mi (3.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
The Jamestown, North Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Stutsman County.
History edit
The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with area partitioned from Buffalo and Pembina counties. It was not organized at that time, nor was it attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. It was named for Enos Stutsman, an area lawyer and politician. On June 10 of the same year, the county organization was effected, with Jamestown as the county seat. Its boundaries have not changed since its creation.[3][4]
Geography edit
The James River flows south-southeasterly through the east central part of the county. The terrain consists of low rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds in its western portion. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.[5] The terrain slopes to the east and south; its highest point is a hill at the southwestern corner, at 1,965 ft (599 m) ASL.[6] The county has a total area of 2,298 square miles (5,950 km2), of which 2,222 square miles (5,750 km2) is land and 76 square miles (200 km2) (3.3%) is water.[7] It is the second-largest county in North Dakota by land area and third-largest by total area.
Major highways edit
Transit edit
Adjacent counties edit
- Foster County - north
- Griggs County - northeast
- Barnes County - east
- LaMoure County - southeast
- Logan County - southwest
- Kidder County - west
- Wells County - northwest
Protected areas[5] edit
- Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Halfway Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- National Audubon Society Alkali Lake Wildlife Refuge
Lakes[5] edit
- Alkali Lake
- Arrowwood Lake
- Barnes Lake
- Big Mallard Marsh
- Blair Slough
- Blue Lake
- Chase Lake
- Chicago Lake
- Colby Lake
- Eric Lake
- Fischer Lake
- Fisher Lake
- Jamestown Reservoir
- Jim Lake
- Moon Lake
- Mud Lake
- Northwest Lake
- Pearl Lake
- Runner Slough
- School Lake
- Spiritwood Lake
- Trautman Slough
- West Lake
Demographics edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,007 | — | |
| 1890 | 5,266 | 422.9% | |
| 1900 | 9,143 | 73.6% | |
| 1910 | 18,189 | 98.9% | |
| 1920 | 24,575 | 35.1% | |
| 1930 | 26,100 | 6.2% | |
| 1940 | 23,495 | −10.0% | |
| 1950 | 24,158 | 2.8% | |
| 1960 | 25,137 | 4.1% | |
| 1970 | 23,550 | −6.3% | |
| 1980 | 24,154 | 2.6% | |
| 1990 | 22,241 | −7.9% | |
| 2000 | 21,908 | −1.5% | |
| 2010 | 21,100 | −3.7% | |
| 2020 | 21,593 | 2.3% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 21,487 | [8] | −0.5% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2020[1] | |||
2020 census edit
As of the census of 2020, there were 21,593 people.
2010 census edit
As of the census of 2010, there were 21,100 people, 8,931 households, and 5,255 families in the county. The population density was 9.5 inhabitants per square mile (3.7/km2). There were 9,862 housing units at an average density of 4.4 per square mile (1.7/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.6% white, 1.4% American Indian, 0.7% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 56.5% were German, 27.6% were Norwegian, 7.2% were Irish, 6.0% were Russian, 5.2% were English, and 2.4% were American.
Of the 8,931 households, 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 41.2% were non-families, and 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age was 42.0 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $44,620 and the median income for a family was $60,171. Males had a median income of $40,365 versus $27,549 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,307. About 6.3% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade edit
Communities edit
Cities edit
Census-designated places edit
Unincorporated communities[5] edit
- Bloom
- Clementsville
- Durupt
- Fried
- Kloze
- Millarton
- Sharlow
- Sydney
- Vashti
Townships edit
- Alexander
- Ashland
- Bloom
- Bloomenfield
- Buchanan
- Chicago
- Conklin
- Corinne
- Corwin
- Courtenay
- Cusator
- Deer Lake
- Durham
- Edmunds
- Eldridge
- Flint
- Fried
- Gerber
- Germania
- Glacier
- Gray
- Griffin
- Hidden
- Homer
- Iosco
- Jim River Valley
- Kensal
- Lenton
- Lippert
- Lowery
- Lyon
- Manns
- Marstonmoor
- Midway
- Montpelier
- Moon Lake
- Newbury
- Nogosek
- Paris
- Peterson
- Pingree
- Pipestem Valley
- Plainview
- Rose
- Round Top
- St. Paul
- Severn
- Sharlow
- Sinclair
- Spiritwood
- Stirton
- Streeter
- Strong
- Sydney
- Valley Spring
- Wadsworth
- Walters
- Weld
- Windsor
- Winfield
- Woodbury
- Ypsilanti
Politics edit
Stutsman County voters have been reliably Republican for several decades. In no national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 6,994 | 70.23% | 2,676 | 26.87% | 289 | 2.90% |
| 2016 | 6,718 | 66.15% | 2,498 | 24.60% | 939 | 9.25% |
| 2012 | 5,685 | 59.48% | 3,585 | 37.51% | 288 | 3.01% |
| 2008 | 5,499 | 56.20% | 4,056 | 41.46% | 229 | 2.34% |
| 2004 | 6,517 | 64.38% | 3,438 | 33.97% | 167 | 1.65% |
| 2000 | 5,488 | 60.19% | 3,067 | 33.64% | 563 | 6.17% |
| 1996 | 3,784 | 44.04% | 3,589 | 41.77% | 1,220 | 14.20% |
| 1992 | 4,039 | 40.39% | 3,313 | 33.13% | 2,649 | 26.49% |
| 1988 | 5,375 | 55.59% | 4,214 | 43.58% | 80 | 0.83% |
| 1984 | 6,591 | 64.57% | 3,495 | 34.24% | 122 | 1.20% |
| 1980 | 6,545 | 63.86% | 2,573 | 25.10% | 1,131 | 11.04% |
| 1976 | 5,653 | 52.44% | 4,883 | 45.30% | 244 | 2.26% |
| 1972 | 6,269 | 62.51% | 3,589 | 35.79% | 170 | 1.70% |
| 1968 | 5,162 | 56.21% | 3,532 | 38.46% | 490 | 5.34% |
| 1964 | 3,990 | 42.12% | 5,463 | 57.66% | 21 | 0.22% |
| 1960 | 5,905 | 56.78% | 4,481 | 43.09% | 13 | 0.13% |
| 1956 | 5,718 | 59.85% | 3,825 | 40.04% | 11 | 0.12% |
| 1952 | 6,713 | 67.70% | 3,156 | 31.83% | 47 | 0.47% |
| 1948 | 4,208 | 52.88% | 3,415 | 42.92% | 334 | 4.20% |
| 1944 | 4,220 | 56.20% | 3,243 | 43.19% | 46 | 0.61% |
| 1940 | 5,634 | 58.92% | 3,897 | 40.76% | 31 | 0.32% |
| 1936 | 2,725 | 29.09% | 5,564 | 59.39% | 1,080 | 11.53% |
| 1932 | 2,577 | 29.03% | 6,182 | 69.63% | 119 | 1.34% |
| 1928 | 4,782 | 55.07% | 3,873 | 44.60% | 29 | 0.33% |
| 1924 | 3,952 | 56.68% | 463 | 6.64% | 2,558 | 36.68% |
| 1920 | 5,531 | 77.41% | 1,394 | 19.51% | 220 | 3.08% |
| 1916 | 1,664 | 45.68% | 1,846 | 50.67% | 133 | 3.65% |
| 1912 | 757 | 28.30% | 1,100 | 41.12% | 818 | 30.58% |
| 1908 | 1,777 | 55.67% | 1,344 | 42.11% | 71 | 2.22% |
| 1904 | 1,856 | 78.25% | 453 | 19.10% | 63 | 2.66% |
| 1900 | 1,077 | 59.11% | 711 | 39.02% | 34 | 1.87% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ . Official Portal for North Dakota State Government. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ . Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Stutsman County ND Google Maps (accessed 20 February 2019)
- ^ . Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ . United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "United States Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (April 20, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
External links edit
- Stutsman County official website
- Stutsman County in the world war : Jamestown, North Dakota (1919) from the Digital Horizons website
- Stutsman County North Dakota in the James River Valley : a Stutsman home, and herds on pasture (1925) from the Digital Horizons website
- Stutsman County maps, Sheet 1 (northern) and Sheet 2 (southern), North Dakota DOT