Cass County, North Dakota
Cass County Courthouse in Fargo, listed on the NRHP with number 83004062 |
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US state : | North Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Fargo |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 2806 Fargo, ND 58108-2806 |
Foundation : | 1873 |
Area code : | 001 701 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 149,778 (2010) |
Population density : | 32.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 4579 km² |
Water surface : | 7 km² |
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Website : www.casscountynd.gov |
The Cass County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State North Dakota . In 2010 , the county had 149,778 residents and a population density of 32.8 people per square kilometer. Until the estimate in 2012, the population had increased to 156,157. The county seat is Fargo .
Cass County is part of the Fargo – Moorhead Metropolitan Area .
geography
The county is located in eastern North Dakota on the west bank of the Red River of the North , which forms the border with Minnesota . It has an area of 4579 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Cass County:
Steele County | Traill County |
Norman Couty (Minnesota) |
Barnes County |
Clay County, Minnesota |
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Ransom County Richland County |
history
Cass County was formed January 4, 1873, and organization was completed on October 27 of the same year. It was named after George Washington Cass , a president of the Northern Pacific Railroad .
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1880 | 8998 | - | |
1890 | 19,613 | 118% | |
1900 | 28,625 | 45.9% | |
1910 | 33,935 | 18.6% | |
1920 | 41,477 | 22.2% | |
1930 | 48,735 | 17.5% | |
1940 | 52,849 | 8.4% | |
1950 | 58,877 | 11.4% | |
1960 | 66,947 | 13.7% | |
1970 | 73,653 | 10% | |
1980 | 88,247 | 19.8% | |
1990 | 102,874 | 16.6% | |
2000 | 123.138 | 19.7% | |
2010 | 149,778 | 21.6% | |
2012 estimate | 156.157 | 4.3% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2012 |
As of the 2010 census , Cass County had 149,778 people in 63,901 households. The population density was 32.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 63,901 households.
The racial the population was composed of 91.6 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 1.3 percent Native American, 2.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.3 percent of the population.
21.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 68.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 49,429 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,518. 13.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cass County localities
Census-designated places (CDP)
1 - partly in Ransom County
2 - partly in Traill County
3 - partly in Barnes County
structure
Cass County is divided into 50 townships in addition to the 27 cities :
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 1034226. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Cass County, ND Retrieved July 19, 2013
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved July 19, 2013
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 48 .
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - North Dakota ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 19, 2013
Web links
Coordinates: 46 ° 56 ' N , 97 ° 15' W