Grant County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Grant County
U.S. county
Carson Roller Mill
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	1916
Named for	Ulysses S. Grant
Seat	Carson
Largest city	Elgin
Area
• Total	1,666 sq mi (4,310 km2)
• Land	1,659 sq mi (4,300 km2)
• Water	6.8 sq mi (18 km2)  0.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,301
• Estimate  (2022)	2,243
• Density	1.3812/sq mi (0.53327/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,301. Its county seat is Carson.

History

The territory of Grant County was part of Morton County until 1916. On November 7 the county voters determined that the SW portion of the county would be partitioned off to form a new county, to be named after Ulysses S. Grant, the US President from 1869 to 1877. Accordingly, the county government was organized on November 28, with Carson as the seat. The county's boundaries have remained unchanged since its creation.

Outline map of Grant County, North Dakota, 1918

Geography

Heart Butte is a prominent geographic feature in Grant County, and the namesake for the nearby Heart Butte Dam.

The Heart River flows eastward through the upper part of Grant County, and Cedar Creek flows east-northeastward along the county's southern boundary line. The county terrain consists of isolated hills among rolling hills, carved by drainages. The semi-arid ground is partially devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and south; its highest point is a rise near its southwestern corner, at 2,680 ft (820 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 1,666 square miles (4,310 km²), of which 1,659 square miles (4,300 km²) is land and 6.8 square miles (18 km²) (0.4%) is water. Lake Tschida, a Bureau of Reclamation reservoir and recreation area on the Heart River, is the county's largest body of water.

The southwestern corner of North Dakota observes Mountain Time (Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, Slope, and Stark counties). The counties of McKenzie, Dunn, and Sioux counties are split, with the western portions of each observing Mountain Time.

Major highways

• North Dakota Highway 21
• North Dakota Highway 31
• North Dakota Highway 49

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

Source:

Lakes

Source:

• Pretty Rock Lake
• Sheep Creek Dam
• Lake Tschida

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 2,301 people.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,394 people, 1,128 households, and 694 families in the county. The population density was 1.4 inhabitants per square mile (0.54/km²). There were 1,690 housing units at an average density of 1.02 units per square mile (0.39/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.2% white, 1.1% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 66.6% were German, 14.0% were Norwegian, 12.5% were Russian, 5.9% were Irish, 5.5% were English, and 2.2% were American.

Of the 1,128 households, 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.5% were non-families, and 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.72. The median age was 51.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,500 and the median income for a family was $53,542. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $27,303 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,840. About 7.3% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

• Heil
• Raleigh

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Defunct township

• Otter Creek Township

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Grant (Dakota del Norte) para niños