Ramsey County, North Dakota

Ramsey County, North Dakota
Ramsey County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,605. Its county seat is Devils Lake.
History
The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with areas partitioned from Pembina County. The county was named for Alexander Ramsey, a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. The county government was not completed at that time, and the county was not attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. This situation continued until January 25, 1883, when the county government was effected.
The county's boundaries were altered twice in March 1883, twice more in 1885, and in 1890. Its present boundaries have remained unchanged since 1890.
Geography
The southwest boundary of Ramsey County is defined by Devils Lake. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the lake, with its highest point at the NE county corner, at ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title=Find an Altitude/Ramsey County ND" Google Maps (accessed February 26, 2019) |access-date=February 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county has a total area of , of which is land and (8.8%) is water.
Major highways
U.S. Highway 2
U.S. Highway 281
North Dakota Highway 1
North Dakota Highway 17
North Dakota Highway 19
North Dakota Highway 20
North Dakota Highway 57
Transit
Amtrak Empire Builder (Devils Lake station)
Adjacent counties
Cavalier County - north
Walsh County - east
Nelson County - southeast
Benson County - southwest
Towner County - northwest
National protected areas
Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Lakes
Chain Lake
Creel Bay
Dry Lake
East Devils Lake
Lake Alice
Lake Irvine
Mikes Lake
Morrison Lake
Sixmile Bay
Sweetwate Lake
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 11,605 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,451 people, 4,955 households, and 3,008 families in the county. The population density was . There were 5,615 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 87.7% white, 8.7% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 41.9% were German, 37.7% were Norwegian, 7.0% were Irish, 5.7% were Swedish, 5.2% were English, and 2.9% were American.
Of the 4,955 households, 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.3% were non-families, and 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age was 43.0 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,792 and the median income for a family was $56,632. Males had a median income of $41,274 versus $25,171 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,130. About 8.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade
Communities
Cities
Brocket
Crary
Devils Lake (county seat)
Edmore
Hampden
Lawton
Starkweather
Unincorporated communities
Bartlett
Churchs Ferry
Darby
Derrick
Doyon
Essex
Garske
Grand Harbor
Keith
Lakewood Park
Penn
Ramsey
Rohrville
Saint Joe
Southam
Sweetwater
Webster
Townships
Bartlett
Cato
Chain Lakes
Coulee
Creel
De Groat
Dry Lake
Fancher
Freshwater
Grand Harbor
Hammer
Harding
Highland Center
Hope
Klingstrup
Lawton
Lillehoff
Minnewaukan
Morris
Newbre
Newland
Noonan
North Creel
Northfield
Odessa
Ontario
Overland
Pelican
Poplar Grove
Prospect
Royal
South Minnewaukan
Stevens
Sullivan
Triumph
Webster
Politics
Ramsey County voters have traditionally voted Republican. In only two national elections since 1944 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2020).
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Ramsey County, North Dakota
References
External links
Ramsey County official website
Ramsey County maps, Sheet 1 (northern) and Sheet 2 (southern), North Dakota DOT''
1883 establishments in Dakota Territory
Populated places established in 1883