Cass County, North Dakota

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Cass County Courthouse in Fargo, listed in the NRHP with the number 83004062 [1]
Cass County Courthouse in Fargo, listed on the NRHP with number 83004062
administration
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
map
Map of Cass County within North Dakota
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 Compass card (de) .svg Clay County,
Minnesota
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
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

Citys

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

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 :

Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Addison Township 91    38-00500
Amenia Township 105    38-01980
Arthur Township 78    38-03340
Ayr Township 72    38-04060
Barnes Township 25th    38-04900
Bell Township 36    38-05900
Berlin Township 124    38-06260
Buffalo Township 82    38-10460
Casselton Township 78    38-12740
Clifton Township 75    38-14780
Cornell Township 59    38-16100
Davenport Township 144    38-18220
Dows Township 43    38-20220
Durbin Township 83    38-21100
Eldred Township 106    38-22860
Empire Township 114    38-24140
Erie Township 109    38-24660
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Everest Township 88    38-25020
Fargo Township 4th    38-25740
Gardner Township 107    38-29260
Gill Township 117    38-30260
Gunkel Township 43    38-33820
Harmony Township 81    46-35580
Harwood Township 352    38-35980
Highland Township 94    38-37900
Hill Township 53    38-38060
Howes Township 78    38-39140
Hunter Township 64    38-39500
Kinyon Township 91    38-42980
Lake Township 34    38-43780
Leonard Township 108    38-46020
Maple River Township 128    46-50540
Mapleton Township 188    38-50620
Noble township 74    38-57020
Township Pop.
(2010) 		FIPS
Normanna Township 333    38-57620
Page Township 52    38-60540
Pleasant Township 468    38-63100
Pontiac Township 100    38-63580
Raymond Township 254    38-65620
Reed Township 1175    38-65860
Rich township 64    38-66460
Rochester Township 53    38-67260
Rush River Township 82    38-69020
Stanley Township 1218    38-75340
Tower Township 54    38-79300
Walburg Township 152    38-82740
Warren Township 139    38-83500
Watson Township 93    38-83940
Wheatland Township 158    38-85220
Wiser Township 88    38-86980

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1034226. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Cass County, ND Retrieved July 19, 2013
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved July 19, 2013
  5. ↑ 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 .
  6. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
  7. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  8. ↑ 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@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 46 ° 56 '  N , 97 ° 15'  W