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Richland County
Richland County Courthouse in Wahpeton
Richland County Courthouse in Wahpeton
Map of North Dakota highlighting Richland County
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
Map of the United States highlighting North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  North Dakota
Founded January 4, 1873 (created)
November 25, 1873 (organized)
Named for Morgan T. Rich
Seat Wahpeton
Largest city Wahpeton
Area
 • Total 1,445 sq mi (3,740 km2)
 • Land 1,436 sq mi (3,720 km2)
 • Water 9.7 sq mi (25 km2)  0.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 16,529
 • Estimate 
(2021)
16,560
 • Density 11.439/sq mi (4.4165/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district At-large

Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,529. Its county seat is Wahpeton.

Richland County is part of the Wahpeton, ND–MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,445 square miles (3,740 km2), of which 1,436 square miles (3,720 km2) is land and 9.7 square miles (25 km2) (0.7%) is water.

Major highways

  • I-29.svg Interstate 29
  • North Dakota 11.svg North Dakota Highway 11
  • North Dakota 13.svg North Dakota Highway 13
  • North Dakota 18.svg North Dakota Highway 18
  • North Dakota 27.svg North Dakota Highway 27
  • North Dakota 46.png North Dakota Highway 46
  • North Dakota 127.svg North Dakota Highway 127

Adjacent counties

National protected area

  • Sheyenne National Grassland (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 3,597
1890 10,751 198.9%
1900 17,387 61.7%
1910 19,659 13.1%
1920 20,887 6.2%
1930 21,008 0.6%
1940 20,519 −2.3%
1950 19,865 −3.2%
1960 18,824 −5.2%
1970 18,089 −3.9%
1980 19,207 6.2%
1990 18,148 −5.5%
2000 17,998 −0.8%
2010 16,321 −9.3%
2020 16,529 1.3%
2021 (est.) 16,560 1.5%
US Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2020

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 16,321 people, 6,651 households, and 4,171 families in the county. The population density was 11.4 inhabitants per square mile (4.4/km2). There were 7,503 housing units at an average density of 5.2 per square mile (2.0/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.0% white, 2.0% American Indian, 0.7% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 53.0% were German, 31.2% were Norwegian, 7.0% were Irish, and 2.3% were American.

Of the 6,651 households, 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.3% were non-families, and 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age was 39.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,131 and the median income for a family was $64,636. Males had a median income of $42,597 versus $28,284 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,342. About 5.2% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated community

Townships

  • Abercrombie
  • Antelope
  • Barney
  • Barrie
  • Belford
  • Brandenburg
  • Brightwood
  • Center
  • Colfax
  • Danton
  • Devillo
  • Dexter
  • Duerr
  • Dwight
  • Eagle
  • Elma
  • Fairmount
  • Freeman
  • Garborg
  • Grant
  • Greendale
  • Helendale
  • Homestead
  • Ibsen
  • LaMars
  • Liberty Grove
  • Lidgerwood
  • Mooreton
  • Moran
  • Nansen
  • Sheyenne
  • Summit
  • Viking
  • Walcott
  • Waldo
  • West End
  • Wyndmere

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Condado de Richland (Dakota del Norte) para niños

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