Английская Википедия:Cass County, North Dakota

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Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 184,525. Cass County is the most populous county in North Dakota, accounting for nearly 24% of the state's population. The county seat is Fargo, the state's most populous city.

Cass County is part of the Fargo, ND-Moorhead, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Cass County was defined by action of the Dakota Territory legislature on January 4, 1873, and its organization was effected on October 27 of that year. It was named for railroad executive George Washington Cass (1810 - 1888). Its boundaries were altered in 1875, and in 1961.

Geography

Cass County lies on the east side of North Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Minnesota across the river. The Red River flows northward along the county's east boundary, on its way to Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Bay. The county's terrain consists of low rolling hills, devoted to agriculture except around developed areas. Its terrain slopes to the north and east, with its highest point on the southwestern corner at Шаблон:Convert ASL. The county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (0.2%) is water.

Major highways

• Файл:I-29.svg Interstate 29
• Файл:I-94.svg Interstate 94
• Файл:US 10.svg U.S. Highway 10
• Файл:US 52.svg U.S. Highway 52
• Файл:US 81.svg U.S. Highway 81
• Файл:ND-10 (2015).svg North Dakota Highway 10
• Файл:ND-18 (2015).svg North Dakota Highway 18
• Файл:ND-38 (2015).svg North Dakota Highway 38
• Файл:ND-46 (2015).svg North Dakota Highway 46
• Файл:ND-294 (2015).svg North Dakota Highway 294

Transit

• Amtrak Empire Builder (Fargo station)
• Jefferson Lines
• MATBUS

Adjacent counties

• Traill County - north
• Norman County, Minnesota - northeast
• Clay County, Minnesota - east
• Richland County - southeast
• Ransom County - southwest
• Barnes County - west
• Steele County - northwest

Lakes

Cass County has the following lakes:

• Brewer Lake
• Lake Bertha

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 184,525 people, 85,397 households, and 46,103 families in the county.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 149,778 people, 63,899 households, and 35,215 families in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 67,938 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 91.7% white, 2.4% Asian, 2.3% black or African American, 1.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 45.4% were German, 35.8% were Norwegian, 9.2% were Irish, 6.3% were Swedish, and 1.7% were American.

Of the 63,899 households, 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 44.9% were non-families, and 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 31.5 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,600 and the median income for a family was $68,858. Males had a median income of $42,557 versus $31,916 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,184. About 5.8% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

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Government

Cass County is governed by a board of commissioners elected to four-year terms. Other elected officials include the sheriff and state's attorney. Appointed officials include administrator, extension agent, director of tax equalization, finance auditor, highway engineer, human services officer, information technology coordinator, recorder, veterans service officer, and weed control officer.

District	Commissioner	In office since	Current term expires in
1st	Chad Peterson (Chair)	2012	2020
2nd	Rick Steen (vice chair)	2014	2022
3rd	Ken Pawluk	2019	2020
4th	Duane Breitling	2018	2022
5th	Mary Scherling	2012	2020

The current Sheriff is Jesse F. Jahner. Jahner has served as Sheriff of Cass County since January 2, 2019.

The voters of Cass County have historically tended to vote Republican. As recently as the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush carried Cass County with nearly 60 percent of the vote. However, in recent elections, the county has become more politically diverse and competitive, particularly in Fargo. Since 2008, no Republican presidential candidate has received over 50% of the vote in Cass County. In 2008, Democratic candidate Barack Obama won the majority of votes in Cass County, with a voting percentage very close to the percentage Obama received in the entire nation, while John McCain won the majority of votes in North Dakota. Mitt Romney's winning margin in 2012 over Obama in Cass County was 49.9% to 47%, while Donald Trump received 49.3% of votes in 2016, compared to 38.8% for Hillary Clinton and 11.9% for third-party candidates. In 2018, Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp achieved a 14-point lead in Eastern North Dakota, although the state as a whole soundly elected Republican Kevin Cramer. Шаблон:PresHead Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresFoot

Communities

Файл:Cass County Courthouse.jpg

Cass County Courthouse

Cities

• Alice
• Amenia
• Argusville
• Arthur
• Ayr
• Briarwood
• Buffalo
• Casselton
• Davenport
• Enderlin
• Fargo (County seat)
• Frontier
• Gardner
• Grandin
• Harwood
• Horace
• Hunter
• Kindred
• Leonard
• Mapleton
• North River
• Oxbow
• Page
• Prairie Rose
• Reile's Acres
• Tower City
• West Fargo

Census-designated places

• Brooktree Park
• Embden
• Erie
• Wheatland

Unincorporated communities

• Absaraka
• Chaffee
• Wild Rice
• Prosper

Townships

• Addison
• Amenia
• Arthur
• Ayr
• Barnes
• Bell
• Berlin
• Buffalo
• Casselton
• Clifton
• Cornell
• Davenport
• Dows
• Durbin
• Eldred
• Empire
• Erie
• Everest
• Fargo
• Gardner
• Gill
• Gunkel
• Harmony
• Harwood
• Highland
• Hill
• Howes
• Hunter
• Kinyon
• Lake
• Leonard
• Maple River
• Mapleton
• Noble
• Normanna
• Page
• Pleasant
• Pontiac
• Raymond
• Reed
• Rich
• Rochester
• Rush River
• Stanley
• Tower
• Walburg
• Warren
• Watson
• Wheatland
• Wiser

Education

School districts include:

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• Central Cass Public School District 17
• Enderlin Area Public School District 24
• Fargo Public School District 1
• Hope-Page Public Schools
• Kindred Public School District 2
• Maple Valley Public School District 4
• May-Port CG Public School District 14
• Northern Cass Public School District 97
• West Fargo Public School District 6

Elementary:

• Mapleton Public School District 7

Former districts:

• Page Public School District 80 - Consolidated with Hope district in 2020

See also

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

External links

• Cass County official website
• Cass County maps, Sheet 1 Шаблон:Webarchive (northern) and Sheet 2 Шаблон:Webarchive (southern), North Dakota DOT