Billings County, North Dakota

Billings County, North Dakota
Billings County Courthouse in Medora, North Dakota
Location in the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	May 4, 1886
Named for	Frederick H. Billings
Seat	Medora
Largest city	Medora
Area
• Total	1,153 sq mi (2,986 km2)
• Land	1,149 sq mi (2,976 km2)
• Water	4.6 sq mi (12 km2), 0.4%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	936
• Density	0.7/sq mi (0/km²)
Congressional district	At-large
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website	www.billingscountynd.gov

Billings County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 783, making it the second-least populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat and only incorporated place is Medora.

The Territorial legislature authorized Billings County in 1879, naming it for Northern Pacific Railway president Frederick H. Billings. It was organized seven years later, on May 4, 1886, at a meeting in Medora. The county's area was later reduced by erecting new counties: Golden Valley County in 1912 and Slope County in 1915.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,153 square miles (2,990 km²), of which 1,149 square miles (2,980 km²) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km²) (0.4%) is water. The South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park lies in the central part of the county, just north of Medora.

As of the census of 2000, there were 888 people, 366 households, and 255 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.79 people per square mile (0.31/km²). There were 529 housing units at an average density of 0.45 per square mile (0.18/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.96% White, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.2% were of German, 17.5% Ukrainian, 8.2% Norwegian and 5.4% Irish ancestry.