Kidder County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kidder County
U.S. county
The Kidder County Courthouse in Steele
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	January 4, 1873 (created) March 22, 1881 (organized)
Named for	Jefferson Kidder
Seat	Steele
Largest city	Steele
Area
• Total	1,433 sq mi (3,710 km2)
• Land	1,351 sq mi (3,500 km2)
• Water	82 sq mi (210 km2)  5.7%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,394
• Estimate  (2021)	2,369
• Density	1.6706/sq mi (0.6450/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Kidder County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,394. Its county seat is Steele.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,433 square miles (3,710 km²), of which 1,351 square miles (3,500 km²) is land and 82 square miles (210 km²) (5.7%) is water.

Lakes

• Alkaline Lake
• Harker Lake
• Lake Isabel
• Long Lake
• Upper Harker Lake

Major highways

• Interstate 94
• North Dakota Highway 3
• North Dakota Highway 36

Adjacent counties

• Wells County (north)
• Stutsman County (east)
• Logan County (south)
• Emmons County (southwest)
• Burleigh County (west)
• Sheridan County (northwest)

National protected areas

• Hutchinson Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• Lake George National Wildlife Refuge
• Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Slade National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 2,435 people, 1,059 households, and 722 families in the county. The population density was 1.8 inhabitants per square mile (0.69/km²). There were 1,674 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.46/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.3% white, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 1.9% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 65.8% were German, 21.8% were Norwegian, 8.2% were Russian, 6.0% were English, and 1.7% were American.

Of the 1,059 households, 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.8% were non-families, and 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 47.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,250 and the median income for a family was $47,981. Males had a median income of $35,380 versus $24,330 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,502. About 15.1% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 23.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Steele (county seat)
• Tappen
• Tuttle
• Pettibone
• Dawson
• Robinson

Unincorporated communities

• Crystal Springs
• Ladoga
• Lake Williams

Townships

Unorganized territories

• Kickapoo
• South Kidder

Images for kids

• 

  Outline map of Kidder County, North Dakota, 1912

See also

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