Walsh County, North Dakota 93160 211924033 2008-05-12T18:35:17Z PipepBot 4984067 robot Adding: [[it:Contea di Walsh]] {{Infobox U.S. County| |county = Walsh County |state = North Dakota |seal = |map size = 225 |founded = [[1881]] |seat = [[Grafton, North Dakota|Grafton]] |largest city = Grafton |area_total_sq_mi =1294 |area_land_sq_mi =1282 |area_water_sq_mi =12 |area percentage = 0.96% |census yr = 2000 |pop = 12389 |density_km2 =4 |web = www.co.walsh.nd.us |}} '''Walsh County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Dakota]]. As of [[2000]], the population is 12,389. Its [[county seat]] is [[Grafton, North Dakota|Grafton]].{{GR|6}} Walsh County was created by the 1881 territorial legislature and organized on [[August 30]], [[1881]] from the northern parts of [[Grand Forks County, North Dakota|Grand Forks County]] and southern parts of [[Pembina County, North Dakota|Pembina County]]. It is named in honor of [[George H. Walsh]] (1845 – 1913), a newspaperman and politician in [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]]. Grafton became the county seat in 1881. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 1,294 [[square mile]]s (3,352 [[km²]]), of which, 1,282 square miles (3,320 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (32 km²) of it (0.96%) is water. ===Townships=== {| |----- valign="top" | *[[Acton Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Acton]] *[[Adams Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Adams]] *[[Ardoch Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Ardoch]] *[[Cleveland Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Cleveland]] *[[Dewey Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Dewey]] *[[Dundee Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Dundee]] *[[Eden Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Eden]] *[[Farmington Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Farmington]] *[[Fertile Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Fertile]] *[[Forest River Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Forest River]] *[[Glenwood Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Glenwood]] *[[Golden Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Golden]] *[[Grafton Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Grafton]] | *[[Harriston Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Harriston]] *[[Kensington Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Kensington]] *[[Kinloss Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Kinloss]] *[[Lampton Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Lampton]] *[[Latona Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Latona]] *[[Martin Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Martin]] *[[Medford Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Medford]] *[[Nash Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Nash]] *[[Norton Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Norton]] *[[Oakwood Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Oakwood]] *[[Ops Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Ops]] *[[Perth Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Perth]] *[[Prairie Centre Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Prairie Centre]] | *[[Pulaski Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Pulaski]] *[[Rushford Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Rushford]] *[[Saint Andrews Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|St. Andrews]] *[[Sauter Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Sauter]] *[[Shepherd Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Shepherd]] *[[Silvesta Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Silvesta]] *[[Tiber Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Tiber]] *[[Vernon Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Vernon]] *[[Vesta Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Vesta]] *[[Walsh Centre Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Walsh Centre]] *[[Walshville Township, Walsh County, North Dakota|Walshville]] |} ===Major highways=== {| | *[[Image:I-29.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 29]] *[[Image:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 81]] | *[[Image:North Dakota 17.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 17]] *[[Image:North Dakota 18.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 18]] | *[[Image:North Dakota 32.png|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 32]] *[[Image:North Dakota 35.png|20px]] [[North Dakota Highway 35]] |} ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Pembina County, North Dakota|Pembina County]] (north) *[[Marshall County, Minnesota]] (east) *[[Grand Forks County, North Dakota|Grand Forks County]] (south) *[[Nelson County, North Dakota|Nelson County]] (southwest) *[[Ramsey County, North Dakota|Ramsey County]] (west) *[[Cavalier County, North Dakota|Cavalier County]] (northwest) ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 12,389 people, 5,029 households, and 3,319 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 5,757 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.86% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.33% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.07% from two or more races. 5.65% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 39.7% were of [[norwegian people|Norwegian]], 14.6% [[german people|German]], 8.7% [[polish people|Polish]] and 8.0% [[czech people|Czech]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. There were 5,029 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $33,845, and the median income for a family was $41,619. Males had a median income of $28,080 versus $19,961 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,496. About 7.70% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over. ==Places== ===Cities=== *[[Adams, North Dakota|Adams]] *[[Ardoch, North Dakota|Ardoch]] *[[Conway, North Dakota|Conway]] *[[Edinburg, North Dakota|Edinburg]] *[[Fairdale, North Dakota|Fairdale]] *[[Fordville, North Dakota|Fordville]] *[[Forest River, North Dakota|Forest River]] *[[Grafton, North Dakota|Grafton]] *[[Hoople, North Dakota|Hoople]] *[[Lankin, North Dakota|Lankin]] *[[Minto, North Dakota|Minto]] *[[Park River, North Dakota|Park River]] *[[Pisek, North Dakota|Pisek]] ''Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.'' ===Unincorporated communities=== *[[Nash, North Dakota|Nash]] *[[Warsaw, North Dakota|Warsaw]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.mylocalgov.com/walshcountynd Walsh County official website] {{Walsh County, North Dakota}} {{North Dakota}} {{coord|48.37|-97.72|display=title|type:adm2_region:US-ND_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:North Dakota counties]] [[Category:Walsh County, North Dakota| ]] [[ar:مقاطعة والش، داكوتا الشمالية]] [[de:Walsh County]] [[fr:Comté de Walsh]] [[bpy:ৱালেশ কাউন্টি, নর্থ ডাকোটা]] [[it:Contea di Walsh]] [[nl:Walsh County]] [[no:Walsh County]] [[nds:Walsh County]] [[pl:Hrabstwo Walsh]] [[pt:Condado de Walsh]] [[zh:沃爾什縣 (北達科他州)]]