Ramsey County, North Dakota

County in the United States

Ramsey County, North Dakota
Ramsey County Courthouse in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Founded	January 4, 1873 (created) January 25, 1883 (organized)
Named for	Alexander Ramsey
Seat	Devils Lake
Largest city	Devils Lake
Area
• Total	1,301 sq mi (3,370 km2)
• Land	1,187 sq mi (3,074 km2)
• Water	114 sq mi (295 km2), 8.8%
Population (est.)
• (2017)	11,519
• Density	9.70/sq mi (3.75/km2)
Congressional district	At-large
Time zone	Central: UTC−6/−5
Website	www.co.ramsey.nd.us

Ramsey County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 11,451.^[1] Its county seat is Devils Lake.^[2]

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Major highways
    
  
  
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    2.2 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
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    2.3 National protected areas
    
  
  
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    2.4 Lakes^[5]
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Demographics
  
  
  
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    3.1 2000 census
    
  
  
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    3.2 2010 census
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Communities
  
  
  
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    4.1 Cities
    
  
  
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    4.2 Unincorporated communities^[5]
    
  
  
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    4.3 Townships
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Politics
  


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  6 See also
  


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  7 References
  


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  8 External links
  

History

The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with areas partitioned from Pembina County. The county was named for Alexander Ramsey, a US Senator from Minnesota.^[3] The county government was not completed at that time, and the county was not attached to another county for administrative or judicial purposes. This situation continued until January 25, 1883, when the county government was effected.

The county's boundaries were altered two times in March 1883, two times in 1885, and in 1890. Its present boundaries have remained unchanged since 1890.^[4]

Geography

The southwest boundary of Ramsey County is defined by Devils Lake. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.^[5] The terrain slopes to the lake, with its highest point at the NE county corner, at 1,631' (497m) ASL.^[6] The county has a total area of 1,301 square miles (3,370 km²), of which 1,187 square miles (3,070 km²) is land and 114 square miles (300 km²) (8.8%) is water.^[7]

Major highways

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  U.S. Highway 2
  


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  U.S. Highway 281
  


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  North Dakota Highway 1
  


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  North Dakota Highway 17
  


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  North Dakota Highway 19
  


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  North Dakota Highway 20
  


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  North Dakota Highway 57
  

Adjacent counties

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  Cavalier County - north


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  Walsh County - east


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  Nelson County - southeast


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  Benson County - southwest


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  Towner County - northwest

National protected areas

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  Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (part)


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  Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Lakes^[5]

• Chain Lake


• Creel Bay


• Dry Lake


• East Devils Lake


• Lake Alice


• Lake Irvine


• Mikes Lake


• Morrison Lake


• Sixmile Bay


• Sweetwate Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	281		—
1890	4,418		1,472.2%
1900	9,198		108.2%
1910	15,199		65.2%
1920	15,427		1.5%
1930	16,252		5.3%
1940	15,626		−3.9%
1950	14,373		−8.0%
1960	13,443		−6.5%
1970	12,915		−3.9%
1980	13,048		1.0%
1990	12,681		−2.8%
2000	12,066		−4.8%
2010	11,451		−5.1%
Est. 2017	11,519	[8]	0.6%
US Decennial Census[9] 1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11] 1990-2000[12] 2010-2017[1]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 12,066 people, 4,957 households, and 3,187 families in the county. The population density was 10.2/sqmi (3.92/km²). There were 5,729 housing units at an average density of 4.83/sqmi (1.86/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.31% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 5.40% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.7% were of German and 33.7% Norwegian ancestry.

There were 4,957 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.80% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.70% were non-families. 31.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.

The county population contained 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,600, and the median income for a family was $42,439. Males had a median income of $29,562 versus $18,629 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,060. About 8.70% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.90% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 11,451 people, 4,955 households, and 3,008 families in the county.^[13] The population density was 9.65/sqmi (3.72/km²). There were 5,615 housing units at an average density of 4.73/sqmi (1.83/km²).^[14] The racial makeup of the county was 87.7% white, 8.7% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population.^[13] In terms of ancestry, 41.9% were German, 37.7% were Norwegian, 7.0% were Irish, 5.7% were Swedish, 5.2% were English, and 2.9% were American.^[15]

Of the 4,955 households, 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.3% were non-families, and 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age was 43.0 years.^[13]

The median income for a household in the county was $41,792 and the median income for a family was $56,632. Males had a median income of $41,274 versus $25,171 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,130. About 8.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.^[16]

Communities

Cities

• Brocket


• Churchs Ferry


• Crary


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  Devils Lake (county seat)


• Edmore


• Hampden


• Lawton


• Starkweather

Unincorporated communities^[5]

• Bartlett


• Darby


• Derrick


• Doyon


• Essex


• Garske


• Grand Harbor


• Keith


• Lakewood Park


• Penn


• Ramsey


• Rohrville


• Saint Joe


• Southam


• Sweetwater


• Webster

Townships

• Bartlett


• Cato


• Chain Lakes


• Coulee


• Creel


• De Groat


• Dry Lake


• Fancher


• Freshwater


• Grand Harbor


• Hammer


• Harding


• Highland Center


• Hope


• Klingstrup


• Lawton


• Lillehoff


• Minnewaukan


• Morris


• Newbre


• Newland


• Noonan


• North Creel


• Northfield


• Odessa


• Ontario


• Overland


• Pelican


• Poplar Grove


• Prospect


• Royal


• South Minnewaukan


• Stevens


• Sullivan


• Triumph


• Webster

Politics

Ramsey County voters have traditionally voted Republican. In only two national elections since 1944 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2016).

Presidential election results

Presidential elections results^[17]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	60.6% 3,217	28.4% 1,505	11.0% 583
2012	53.3% 2,665	43.3% 2,164	3.4% 170
2008	49.6% 2,361	48.6% 2,314	1.8% 87
2004	60.1% 2,943	38.5% 1,885	1.5% 72
2000	60.4% 3,005	33.3% 1,658	6.3% 314
1996	43.5% 2,077	44.5% 2,123	12.0% 574
1992	41.6% 2,516	33.2% 2,008	25.3% 1,530
1988	53.1% 3,103	45.6% 2,665	1.3% 73
1984	63.3% 4,150	35.2% 2,304	1.5% 99
1980	64.9% 4,078	25.6% 1,607	9.6% 600
1976	50.7% 3,293	47.6% 3,096	1.7% 113
1972	61.8% 3,954	37.3% 2,384	1.0% 62
1968	54.6% 3,189	40.8% 2,384	4.7% 272
1964	40.2% 2,409	59.7% 3,572	0.1% 6
1960	56.1% 3,599	43.9% 2,813	0.0% 1
1956	64.4% 3,821	35.5% 2,103	0.1% 6
1952	72.0% 4,670	27.7% 1,794	0.4% 25
1948	52.0% 2,891	44.3% 2,458	3.7% 206
1944	49.3% 2,505	50.0% 2,539	0.8% 39
1940	50.4% 3,629	49.1% 3,530	0.5% 35
1936	25.5% 1,784	65.2% 4,559	9.3% 650
1932	30.3% 1,917	68.5% 4,337	1.2% 75
1928	54.6% 3,246	45.0% 2,672	0.4% 25
1924	62.4% 3,110	7.2% 359	30.5% 1,519
1920	79.3% 3,996	18.6% 937	2.1% 104
1916	44.9% 1,169	51.1% 1,331	4.0% 103
1912	32.2% 739	39.9% 917	27.9% 640
1908	55.8% 1,480	40.4% 1,072	3.8% 101
1904	76.5% 1,523	19.4% 386	4.2% 83
1900	67.8% 1,147	29.3% 496	2.9% 49

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ramsey County, North Dakota

References

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External links

• Ramsey County official website

Places adjacent to Ramsey County, North Dakota
Towner County Cavalier County Ramsey County, North Dakota Walsh County Benson County Nelson County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States
County seat: Devils Lake
Cities	Brocket Churchs Ferry Crary Devils Lake Edmore Hampden Lawton Starkweather
Townships	Bartlett Cato Chain Lakes Coulee Creel De Groat Dry Lake Fancher Freshwater Grand Harbor Hammer Harding Highland Center Hope Klingstrup Lawton Lillehoff Minnewaukan Morris Newbre Newland Noonan North Creel Northfield Odessa Ontario Overland Pelican Poplar Grove Prospect Royal South Minnewaukan Stevens Sullivan Triumph Webster
Unincorporated communities	Bartlett Darby Derrick Doyon Essex Garske Grand Harbor Lakewood Park Keith Penn Ramsey Rohrville Saint Joe Southam Sweetwater Webster

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Coordinates: 48°15′N 98°43′W / 48.25°N 98.72°W / 48.25; -98.72

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