Eddy County, North Dakota


Eddy County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,347, and was estimated to be 2,309 in 2024. The county seat and the largest city is New Rockford. Eddy County is the smallest county in North Dakota by land area.
WWW eddycountynd.org

History

The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 31, 1885, with territory partitioned from Foster County. It was named for Ezra B. Eddy, a Fargo, North Dakota banker who had died a few weeks earlier. The county government was established on April 27, 1885.

Geography

The Sheyenne River flows easterly through the upper part of the county. The county terrain consists of semi-arid hills, featuring some agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and slightly to the north, with its highest point on a hill at the county's southwestern corner, at ASL.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water. It is the 53rd largest county and the 1st smallest county in North Dakota by total area.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

County roads

  • Eddy County Road 1
  • Eddy County Road 2
  • Eddy County Road 3
  • Eddy County Road 4
  • Eddy County Road 5
  • Eddy County Road 6
  • Eddy County Road 7
  • Eddy County Road 8
  • Eddy County Road 9
  • Eddy County Road 10
  • Eddy County Road 12
  • Eddy County Road 14
  • Eddy County Road 16
Eddy County Road 14 is a north-south County Road in North Dakota. It runs from North Dakota Highway 15 near New Rockford to Eddy County Road 9 in downtown New Rockford. Eddy County Road 9 is an east-west County Road in North Dakota. It runs from US 281/Highway 15 in New Rockford to Wells County CR 2, near New Rockford.

National protected area

Demographics

As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Eddy County was $122,379.
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 1,142 estimated households in Eddy County with an average of 1.95 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $55,389. Approximately 11.5% of the county's population lives at or below the poverty line. Eddy County has an estimated 61.0% employment rate, with 28.2% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 92.7% holding a high school diploma.
The top five reported ancestries were English, Spanish, Indo-European, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Other.
The median age in the county was 48.7 years.
Eddy County, North Dakota – racial and ethnic composition
Race / ethnicity Pop. 1980Pop. 1990Pop. 2000Pop. 2010
White alone 3,523
2,897
2,649
2,242
2,102
Black or African American alone 1
0
2
4
5
Native American or Alaska Native alone 26
49
63
57
60
Asian alone 1
1
4
6
0
Pacific Islander alone ——2
2
0
Other race alone 0
0
0
0
0
Mixed race or multiracial ——20
22
103
Hispanic or Latino 3
4
17
52
77
Total3,554
2,951
2,757
2,385
2,347

2024 estimate

As of the 2024 estimate, there were 2,309 people and 1,142 households residing in the county. There were 1,234 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the county was 91.6% White , 0.4% African American, 6.0% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.9% of the population.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 2,347, 1,026 households, and 637 families residing in the county.
The population density was. There were 1,240 housing units at an average density of ; 17.3% were vacant.
Of the residents, 22.3% were under the age of 18 and 25.1% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females there were 109.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 107.0 males.
The racial makeup of the county was 89.9% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 2.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 1.4% from some other race, and 5.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.3% of the population.
Of the 1,026 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 20.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Among occupied housing units, 74.2% were owner-occupied and 25.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.7%.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 2,385 people, 1,057 households, and 653 families residing in the county. The population density was. There were 1,323 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the county was 95.18% White, 0.17% [African Americans|American (U.S. census)|African American], 2.43% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from some other races and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.18% of the population.
In terms of ancestry, 52.7% were German, 45.9% were Norwegian, 9.3% were Irish, 6.5% were Swedish, and 1.3% were American.
There were 1,057 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.2% were non-families, and 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 49.2 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,404 and the median income for a family was $47,857. Males had a median income of $31,887 versus $28,194 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,302. About 11.5% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade


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Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Source:
  • Brantford
  • Hamar

Townships

  • Bush
  • Cherry Lake
  • Columbia
  • Colvin
  • Eddy
  • Freeborn
  • Gates
  • Grandfield
  • Hillsdale
  • Lake Washington
  • Munster
  • New Rockford
  • Paradise
  • Pleasant Prairie
  • Rosefield
  • Sheldon
  • Superior
  • Tiffany

Politics

Eddy County voters tend to vote Republican. In 71% percent of the national elections since 1960, the county selected the Republican Party candidate.

Education

School districts include: