 stutsman county is a county located in the u.s. state of north dakota. as of the 2010 census, the population was 21,100. its county seat is jamestown. 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 , of which  is land and  (3.34%) is water. ===major highways=== {| | *20px interstate 94 *20px u.s. highway 52 *23px u.s. highway 281 *20px north dakota highway 9 | *20px north dakota highway 20 *20px north dakota highway 30 *20px north dakota highway 36 *20px north dakota highway 46 |} ===adjacent counties=== *foster county (north) *griggs county (northeast) *barnes county (east) *lamoure county (southeast) *logan county (southwest) *[[kidder county, north dakota|kidder c
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