Stutsman County, North Dakota

Stutsman County, North Dakota
Stutsman County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,593. Its county seat is Jamestown.
The Jamestown, North Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Stutsman County.
History
The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with area partitioned from Buffalo and Pembina counties. It was not organized at that time, nor was it attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. It was named for Enos Stutsman, an area lawyer and politician. On June 10 of the same year, the county organization was effected, with Jamestown as the county seat. Its boundaries have not changed since its creation.
Geography
The James River flows south-southeasterly through the east central part of the county. The terrain consists of low rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds in its western portion. The area is largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and south; its highest point is a hill at the southwestern corner, at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.3%) is water. It is the second-largest county in North Dakota by land area and third-largest by total area.
Major highways
Transit
Jefferson Lines
Adjacent counties
Foster County - north
Griggs County - northeast
Barnes County - east
LaMoure County - southeast
Logan County - southwest
Kidder County - west
Wells County - northwest
Protected areas
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Halfway Lake National Wildlife Refuge
National Audubon Society Alkali Lake Wildlife Refuge
Lakes
Alkali Lake
Arrowwood Lake
Barnes Lake
Big Mallard Marsh
Blair Slough
Blue Lake
Chase Lake
Chicago Lake
Colby Lake
Eric Lake
Fischer Lake
Fisher Lake
Jamestown Reservoir
Jim Lake
Moon Lake
Mud Lake
Northwest Lake
Pearl Lake
Runner Slough
School Lake
Spiritwood Lake
Trautman Slough
West Lake
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 21,593 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 21,100 people, 8,931 households, and 5,255 families in the county. The population density was . There were 9,862 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 95.6% white, 1.4% American Indian, 0.7% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.5% 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, 56.5% were German, 27.6% were Norwegian, 7.2% were Irish, 6.0% were Russian, 5.2% were English, and 2.4% were American.
Of the 8,931 households, 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 41.2% were non-families, and 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age was 42.0 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $44,620 and the median income for a family was $60,171. Males had a median income of $40,365 versus $27,549 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,307. About 6.3% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.
Population by decade
Communities
Cities
Buchanan
Cleveland
Courtenay
Jamestown (county seat)
Kensal
Medina
Montpelier
Pingree
Spiritwood Lake
Streeter
Woodworth
Census-designated places
Spiritwood
Ypsilanti
Unincorporated communities
Bloom
Clementsville
Durupt
Fried
Kloze
Millarton
Sharlow
Sydney
Vashti
Townships
Alexander
Ashland
Bloom
Bloomenfield
Buchanan
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
Politics
Stutsman County voters have been reliably Republican for several decades. In no national election since 1964 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Stutsman County, North Dakota
North Dakota statistical areas
References
External links
Stutsman County official website
Stutsman County in the world war : Jamestown, North Dakota (1919) from the Digital Horizons website
Stutsman County North Dakota in the James River Valley : a Stutsman home, and herds on pasture (1925) from the Digital Horizons website
Stutsman County maps, Sheet 1 (northern) and Sheet 2 (southern), North Dakota DOT
1873 establishments in Dakota Territory
Populated places established in 1873