Cass County, North Dakota 93210 202650886 2008-04-01T22:00:39Z Nyttend 1960810 /* Places */ Absaraka; also reformatted cities {{Infobox U.S. County| county = Cass County | state = North Dakota | seal = | map size = 225 | founded = 1872 | seat = [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] | largest city = Fargo | area_total_sq_mi =1768 | area_land_sq_mi =1765 | area_water_sq_mi =3 | area percentage = 0.15% | census yr = 2000 | pop = 123138 | density_km2 =27 | web = www.co.cass.nd.us | |}} '''Cass County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[North Dakota]], [[United States|USA]]. As of 2000, the population was 123,138. Its [[county seat]] is [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]].{{GR|6}} It is the most populous county in North Dakota. ==History== Cass County dates back to the days of the [[Dakota Territory]]. It was one of the original counties defined in [[1872]], and was organized on [[October 27]], [[1873]] at a meeting in Fargo. It is named in honor of a railroad executive [[George Washington Cass]]. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 1,768&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (4,579&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 1,765&nbsp;square miles (4,572&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 3&nbsp;square miles (7&nbsp;km²) of it (0.15%) is water. ===Townships=== {| |----- valign="top" | *[[Addison Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Addison]] *[[Amenia Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Amenia]] *[[Arthur Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Arthur]] *[[Ayr Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Ayr]] *[[Barnes Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Barnes]] *[[Bell Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Bell]] *[[Berlin Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Berlin]] *[[Buffalo Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Buffalo]] *[[Casselton Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Casselton]] *[[Chaffee Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Chaffee]] *[[Clifton Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Clifton]] *[[Cornell Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Cornell]] *[[Davenport Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Davenport]] *[[Dows Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Dows]] *[[Durbin Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Durbin]] *[[Eldred Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Eldred]] *[[Empire Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Empire]] | *[[Erie Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Erie]] *[[Everest Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Everest]] *[[Fargo Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Fargo]] *[[Gardner Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Gardner]] *[[Gill Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Gill]] *[[Gunkel Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Gunkel]] *[[Harmony Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Harmony]] *[[Harwood Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Harwood]] *[[Highland Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Highland]] *[[Hill Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Hill]] *[[Howes Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Howes]] *[[Hunter Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Hunter]] *[[Kinyon Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Kinyon]] *[[Lake Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Lake]] *[[Leonard Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Leonard]] *[[Maple River Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Maple River]] *[[Mapleton Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Mapleton]] | *[[Noble Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Noble]] *[[Normanna Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Normanna]] *[[Page Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Page]] *[[Pleasant Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Pleasant]] *[[Pontiac Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Pontiac]] *[[Raymond Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Raymond]] *[[Reed Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Reed]] *[[Rich Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Rich]] *[[Rochester Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Rochester]] *[[Rush River Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Rush River]] *[[Stanley Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Stanley]] *[[Tower Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Tower]] *[[Walburg Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Walburg]] *[[Warren Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Warren]] *[[Watson Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Watson]] *[[Wheatland Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Wheatland]] *[[Wiser Township, Cass County, North Dakota|Wiser]] |} ===Major highways=== {| | *[[Image:I-29.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 29]] *[[Image:I-94.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 94]] *[[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 10]] *[[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 52]] | *[[Image:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 81]] *[[Image:North Dakota 18.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 18]] *[[Image:North Dakota 38.png|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 38]] *[[Image:North Dakota 46.png|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 46]] |} ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Traill County, North Dakota|Traill County]] (north) *[[Norman County, Minnesota]] (northeast) *[[Clay County, Minnesota]] (east) *[[Richland County, North Dakota|Richland County]] (southeast) *[[Ransom County, North Dakota|Ransom County]] (southwest) *[[Barnes County, North Dakota|Barnes County]] (west) *[[Steele County, North Dakota|Steele County]] (northwest) ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 123,138 people, 51,315 households, and 29,814 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 70 people per square mile (27/km²). There were 53,790 housing units at an average density of 30 per square&nbsp;mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.10% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.81% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.29% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 34.1% were of [[german people|German]] and 32.4% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. There were 51,315 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 16.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males. The median income for a household in the county was $38,147, and the median income for a family was $51,469. Males had a median income of $32,216 versus $22,300 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $20,889. About 5.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over. ===Population by decade=== <timeline> Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.55,0.0,0.0) ImageSize = width:550 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:150000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:10000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1900 text:1900 bar:1910 text:1910 bar:1920 text:1920 bar:1930 text:1930 bar:1940 text:1940 bar:1950 text:1950 bar:1960 text:1960 bar:1970 text:1970 bar:1980 text:1980 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:2000 text:2000 PlotData= color:barra width:25 align:left bar:1900 from: 0 till:28625 bar:1910 from: 0 till:33935 bar:1920 from: 0 till:41477 bar:1930 from: 0 till:48735 bar:1940 from: 0 till:52849 bar:1950 from: 0 till:58877 bar:1960 from: 0 till:66947 bar:1970 from: 0 till:73653 bar:1980 from: 0 till:88247 bar:1990 from: 0 till:102874 bar:2000 from: 0 till:123138 PlotData= bar:1900 at:28625 fontsize:M text: 28625 shift:(-14,5) bar:1910 at:33935 fontsize:M text: 33935 shift:(-14,5) bar:1920 at:41477 fontsize:M text: 41477 shift:(-14,5) bar:1930 at:48735 fontsize:M text: 48735 shift:(-14,5) bar:1940 at:52849 fontsize:M text: 52849 shift:(-14,5) bar:1950 at:58877 fontsize:M text: 58877 shift:(-14,5) bar:1960 at:66947 fontsize:M text: 66947 shift:(-15,5) bar:1970 at:73653 fontsize:M text: 73653 shift:(-15,5) bar:1980 at:88247 fontsize:M text: 88247 shift:(-15,5) bar:1990 at:102874 fontsize:M text: 102874 shift:(-20,5) bar:2000 at:123138 fontsize:M text: 123138 shift:(-20,5) TextData= fontsize:S pos:(20,20) text:Data from U.S. Census Bureau </timeline> ==Places== [[Image:Cass County Courthouse.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Cass County Courthouse]] ===Cities=== {| |----- valign="top" | *[[Alice, North Dakota|Alice]] *[[Amenia, North Dakota|Amenia]] *[[Argusville, North Dakota|Argusville]] *[[Arthur, North Dakota|Arthur]] *[[Ayr, North Dakota|Ayr]] *[[Briarwood, North Dakota|Briarwood]] *[[Buffalo, North Dakota|Buffalo]] | *[[Casselton, North Dakota|Casselton]] *[[Davenport, North Dakota|Davenport]] *[[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] *[[Frontier, North Dakota|Frontier]] *[[Gardner, North Dakota|Gardner]] *[[Grandin, North Dakota|Grandin]] *[[Harwood, North Dakota|Harwood]] | *[[Horace, North Dakota|Horace]] *[[Hunter, North Dakota|Hunter]] *[[Kindred, North Dakota|Kindred]] *[[Leonard, North Dakota|Leonard]] *[[Mapleton, North Dakota|Mapleton]] *[[North River, North Dakota|North River]] | *[[Oxbow, North Dakota|Oxbow]] *[[Page, North Dakota|Page]] *[[Prairie Rose, North Dakota|Prairie Rose]] *[[Tower City, North Dakota|Tower City]] *[[Reile's Acres, North Dakota|Reile's Acres]] *[[West Fargo, North Dakota|West Fargo]] |} ''Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.'' ===Census-designated places=== *[[Erie, North Dakota|Erie]] *[[Wheatland, North Dakota|Wheatland]] ===Other community=== *[[Absaraka, North Dakota|Absaraka]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.co.cass.nd.us/ Cass County official website] {{Cass County, North Dakota}} {{North Dakota}} {{Fargo-Moorhead}} {{coord|46.93|-97.25|display=title|type:adm2_region:US-ND_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:North Dakota counties]] [[Category:Cass County, North Dakota]] [[Category:Fargo-Moorhead]] [[ar:مقاطعة كاس، داكوتا الشمالية]] [[de:Cass County (North Dakota)]] [[fr:Comté de Cass (Dakota du Nord)]] [[bpy:কাস কাউন্টি, নর্থ ডাকোটা]] [[it:Contea di Cass (Dakota del Nord)]] [[nl:Cass County (North Dakota)]] [[no:Cass County i Nord-Dakota]] [[nds:Cass County (Noord-Dakota)]] [[pl:Hrabstwo Cass (Dakota Północna)]] [[pt:Condado de Cass (Dakota do Norte)]] [[sv:Cass County, North Dakota]] [[zh:卡斯縣 (北達科他州)]]