Griggs County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Griggs County
U.S. county
Griggs County Courthouse. Photographed in 1892.
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	February 18, 1881 (created) June 16, 1882 (organized)
Seat	Cooperstown
Largest city	Cooperstown
Area
• Total	716 sq mi (1,850 km2)
• Land	709 sq mi (1,840 km2)
• Water	7.6 sq mi (20 km2)  1.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,306
• Estimate  (2021)	2,281
• Density	3.2207/sq mi (1.2435/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Griggs County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,306. Its county seat is Cooperstown.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 716 square miles (1,850 km²), of which 709 square miles (1,840 km²) is land and 7.6 square miles (20 km²) (1.1%) is water. It is the third-smallest county in North Dakota by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.

Adjacent counties

• Nelson County (north)
• Steele County (east)
• Barnes County (south)
• Stutsman County (southwest)
• Foster County (west)
• Eddy County (northwest)

Major highways

• North Dakota Highway 1
• North Dakota Highway 45
• North Dakota Highway 65
• North Dakota Highway 200

National protected area

• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 2,420 people, 1,131 households, and 694 families in the county. The population density was 3.4 inhabitants per square mile (1.3/km²). There were 1,461 housing units at an average density of 2.1 per square mile (0.81/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.8% white, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 60.8% were Norwegian, 36.7% were German, 5.9% were English, 5.6% were Swedish, and 1.2% were American.

Of the 1,131 households, 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.6% were non-families, and 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.70. The median age was 51.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,085 and the median income for a family was $51,570. Males had a median income of $33,169 versus $27,038 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,122. About 9.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Cooperstown (county seat)
• Binford
• Hannaford

Townships

Census-designated places

• Jessie
• Sutton

Unincorporated community

• Karnak

Images for kids

• 

  Outline map of Griggs County, North Dakota, 1910

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Griggs para niños