Divide County, North Dakota

Divide County, North Dakota
Divide County Courthouse in Crosby
Location in the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	December 9, 1910
Seat	Crosby
Largest city	Crosby
Area
• Total	1,294 sq mi (3,351 km2)
• Land	1,261 sq mi (3,266 km2)
• Water	33 sq mi (85 km2), 2.6%
Population (est.)
• (2016)	2,413
• Density	1.6/sq mi (1/km²)
Congressional district	At-large
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.dividecountynd.org

Divide County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,071. Its county seat is Crosby.

Divide County was formed following a vote at the November 1910 general election to divide Williams County into two counties. This division is the most likely origin of the name, though additional deciding factors may have been the fact that Divide County lies on the continental divide between the watersheds that flow into the Gulf of Mexico and those that flow into Hudson Bay. The county is located next to the Canada–United States border with Saskatchewan. The county government was first organized on December 9, 1910 and Crosby has always been the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,294 square miles (3,350 km²), of which 1,261 square miles (3,270 km²) is land and 33 square miles (85 km²) (2.6%) is water.

Divide County is one of several western North Dakota counties with significant exposure to the Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,283 people, 1,005 households, and 649 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.8 people per square mile (0.7/km²). There were 1,469 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.99% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.18% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.