Stutsman County, North Dakota

Stutsman County
County
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 46°59′N 98°58′W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	January 4, 1873
Named for	Enos Stutsman
Seat	Jamestown
Largest city	Jamestown
Area
• Total	2,298 sq mi (5,952 km2)
• Land	2,221 sq mi (5,753 km2)
• Water	77 sq mi (199 km2)  3.34%
Population
• Estimate  (2012)	20,934
• Density	10/sq mi (4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.co.stutsman.nd.us

Stutsman County is a county located in the state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,100. Its county seat is Jamestown.Template:GR

The Jamestown Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Stutsman County.

Stutsman County was created by the 1872-73 territorial legislature and named for Enos Stutsman, who was born with Phocomelia (lacking arms or legs), but who nonetheless not only homesteaded, but became a powerful politician in the early days of the Dakota Territory. The county government was first organized on June 20, 1873.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,298 square miles (5,950 km²). 2,221 square miles (5,750 km²) of it is land and 77 square miles (200 km²) of it (3.34%) is water.

Townships

Alexander Ashland Bloom Bloomenfield Buchana Chicago Conklin Corinne Corwin Courtenay Cusator Deer Lake Durham Edmunds Eldridge Flint Fried Gerber Germania Glacier Gray

Griffin Hidden Homer Iosco Jim River Valley Kensal Lenton Lippert Lowery Lyon Manns Marstonmoor Midway Montpelier Moon Lake Newbury Nogosek Paris Peterson Pingree Pipestem Valley

Plainview Rose Round Top St. Paul Severn Sharlow Sinclair Spiritwood Stirton Streeter Strong Sydney Valley Spring Wadsworth Walters Weld Windsor Winfield Woodbury Ypsilanti

Major highways

Interstate 94 U.S. Highway 52 U.S. Highway 281 North Dakota Highway 9

North Dakota Highway 20 North Dakota Highway 30 North Dakota Highway 36 North Dakota Highway 46

Adjacent counties

• Foster County (north)
• Griggs County (northeast)
• Barnes County (east)
• LaMoure County (southeast)
• Logan County (southwest)
• Kidder County (west)
• Wells County (northwest)

National protected areas

• Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• Halfway Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	1,007		—
1890	5,266		422.9%
1900	9,143		73.6%
1910	18,189		98.9%
1920	24,575		35.1%
1930	26,100		6.2%
1940	23,495		−10.0%
1950	24,158		2.8%
1960	25,137		4.1%
1970	23,550		−6.3%
1980	24,154		2.6%
1990	22,241		−7.9%
2000	21,908		−1.5%
2010	21,100		−3.7%
2012 (est.)	20,934		−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 2012 Estimate

As of the census of 2000, there were 21,908 people, 8,954 households, and 5,649 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 per square mile (4/km²). There were 9,817 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.53% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 52.3% were of German and 18.0% Norwegian ancestry according to the 2000 census.

There were 8,954 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.50% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.90% were non-families. 32.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,848, and the median income for a family was $42,853. Males had a median income of $28,529 versus $20,397 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,706. About 6.80% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.00% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Places

Cities

• Buchanan (Population:90)
• Cleveland (Population:83)
• Courtenay (Population:45)
• Jamestown (Population:15,427)
• Kensal (Population:163)
• Medina (Population:308)
• Montpelier (Population:87)
• Pingree (Population:60)
• Spiritwood Lake (Population:90)
• Streeter (Population:170)
• Woodworth (Population:50)

Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.

Unincorporated communities

• Spiritwood (Population:18)
• Ypsilanti (Population:104)

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Stutsman County, North Dakota

External links

• Stutsman County official website