Walsh County

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Walsh County Courthous, listed on the NRHP since 1985 [1]
Walsh County Courthous, listed on the NRHP since 1985
administration
US state : North Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Grafton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
600 Cooper Avenue
Grafton, ND 58237-1509
Foundation : 1881
Area code : 001 701
Demographics
Residents : 11,119  (2010)
Population density : 3.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3352 km²
Water surface : 32 km²
map
Map of Walsh County within North Dakota
Website : www.co.walsh.nd.us

The Walsh County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State North Dakota . In 2010 , the county had 11,119 residents and a population density of 3.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Grafton .

geography

The county is located in northeast North Dakota and is bounded to the east by the Red River of the North , which forms the border with Minnesota . It has an area of ​​3352 square kilometers, of which 32 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Walsh County:

Cavalier County Pembina County
Ramsey County Compass card (de) .svg Marshall County,
Minnesota
Nelson County Grand Forks County

history

Walsh County was formed on February 18, 1881 and finally organized on August 30 of the same year. It was named after George H. Walsh (1845-1913), an early settler in the area and later editor of a newspaper in Grand Forks . Walsh was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Dakota Territory and the North Dakota Legislative Assembly .

A total of 15 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 3, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 16,587 -
1900 20,288 22.3%
1910 19,491 -3.9%
1920 19,087 -2.1%
1930 20,047 5%
1940 20,747 3.5%
1950 18,859 -9.1%
1960 17,997 -4.6%
1970 16,251 -9.7%
1980 15,371 -5.4%
1990 13,840 -10%
2000 12,389 -10.5%
2010 11,119 -10.3%
2012 estimate 11,046 -0.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2012
Ruined church in Auburn near Grafton

According to the 2010 census , Walsh County had 11,119 people in 4,825 households. The population density was 3.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 4825 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 1.5 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 9.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 46,453  USD . The per capita income was $ 25,377. 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Walsh County

Citys

Census-designated places (CDP)

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Walsh County is divided into 36 townships in addition to the 13 cities :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Acton Township 96    38-00260
Adams Township 46    38-00380
Ardoch Township 69    38-02900
Cleveland Township 76    38-14700
Dewey Township 38    38-19460
Dundee Township 90    38-20900
Eden Township 42    38-22020
Farmington Township 176    38-25860
Fertile Township 250    38-26100
Forest River Township 63    38-27140
Glenwood Township 201    38-30940
Golden Township 101    38-31060
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Grafton Township 288    38-31860
Harriston Township 131    38-35740
Kensington Township 244    38-42260
Kinloss Township 32    38-42900
Lampton Township 106    38-44620
Latona Township 56    38-45260
Martin Township 114    38-51140
Medford Township 62    38-51780
Norton Township 69    38-58380
Oakwood Township 228    38-58980
Ops Township 63    38-59540
Perth Township 52    38-61820
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Prairie Center Township 107    38-64270
Pulaski Township 88    38-64860
Rushford Township 85    38-68940
St. Andrews Township 52    38-69620
Sauter Township 37    38-70940
Shepherd Township 37    38-72380
Silvesta Township 38    38-73220
Tiber Township 72    38-78820
Vernon Township 88    38-81860
Vesta Township 31    38-81980
Walsh Center Township 154    38-83180
Walshville Township 112    38-83220

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 85002992 Retrieved July 29, 2013
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1034214. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Walsh County, ND Retrieved July 29, 2013
  4. ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved July 29, 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. 315 .
  6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 3, 2018.
  7. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  8. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  9. ↑ 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 29, 2013@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

Commons : Walsh County, North Dakota  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′  N , 97 ° 43 ′  W