Traill County, North Dakota

Traill County, North Dakota
Traill County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census listed the population at 7,997. Its county seat is Hillsboro, and its largest city is Mayville.
History
The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 12, 1875, with areas partitioned from Burbank (now Barnes), Cass, and Grand Forks counties. It was named for Walter John Strickland Traill, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company and son of Canadian pioneer Catharine Parr Traill. The first county building was a small single-story building in Caledonia. Several replacement courthouses were built during the late 19th century and several votes to move the county seat to Mayville narrowly failed. Efforts to move the county seat to Hillsboro were more successful, and all county records were moved there in 1890. Construction of the current county building began in 1905; it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The county boundaries were altered in 1881 and in 1883. It has maintained its current configuration since 1883.
Geography
Traill County lies on the east side of North Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Minnesota (across the Red River). The Goose River flows eastward through the center of the county to discharge into the Red. The northward-flowing Red River forms the eastern boundary line of the county on its way to the Hudson Bay, and the Elk River flows south-southeastward through the southwestern part of the county. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and north, with its highest point on the lower western boundary line, at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.07%) is water.
Major highways
Interstate 29
US 81
North Dakota Highway 18
North Dakota Highway 200
North Dakota Highway 200A
Airports
Hillsboro Municipal Airport (3H4)
Mayville Municipal Airport (D56)
Adjacent counties
Grand Forks County - north
Polk County, Minnesota - northeast
Norman County, Minnesota - east
Cass County - south
Steele County - west
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 7,997 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,121 people, 3,394 households, and 2,150 families in the county. The population density was . There were 3,780 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.2% white, 0.8% American Indian, 0.5% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 53.2% were Norwegian, 38.1% were German, 5.9% were Irish, and 2.6% were American.
Of the 3,394 households, 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.7% were non-families, and 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age was 42.6 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $44,290 and the median income for a family was $60,054. Males had a median income of $39,846 versus $28,378 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,340. About 4.6% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade
Communities
Cities
Buxton
Clifford
Galesburg
Grandin (part)
Hatton
Hillsboro (county seat)
Mayville
Portland
Reynolds (part)
Census-designated places
Blanchard
Caledonia
Unincorporated communities
Cummings
Townships
Belmont
Bingham
Blanchard
Bloomfield
Bohnsack
Buxton
Caledonia
Eldorado
Elm River
Ervin
Galesburg
Garfield
Greenfield
Herberg
Hillsboro
Kelso
Lindaas
Mayville
Morgan
Norman
Norway
Roseville
Stavanger
Viking
Wold
Politics
Traill County voters lean Republican. In only two national elections since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
See also
KVLY-TV mast
KRDK-TV mast
National Register of Historic Places listings in Traill County, North Dakota
Notes
External links
Traill County official website
Traill County Economic Development Commission website
Centennial of Traill County, 1875-1975 from the Digital Horizons website
Traill County map, North Dakota DOT
1875 establishments in Dakota Territory
Populated places established in 1875