Kidder County, North Dakota
| Kidder County, North Dakota | |
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The Kidder County Courthouse in Steele
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Dakota |
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 North Dakota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 22, 1881 |
| Named for | Jefferson Kidder |
| Seat | Steele |
| Largest city | Steele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,433 sq mi (3,711 km2) |
| • Land | 1,351 sq mi (3,499 km2) |
| • Water | 82 sq mi (212 km2), 5.7% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 2,417 |
| • Density | 1.8/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Kidder County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,435. Its county seat is Steele. The county was created on January 4, 1873 and was named for Jefferson Parrish Kidder, who served as a delegate to the United States Congress from Dakota Territory between 1875 and 1879 and as an associate justice of the territorial supreme court between 1865-1875 and 1879-1883. The county government was first organized on March 22, 1881.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,433 square miles (3,710 km2), of which 1,351 square miles (3,500 km2) is land and 82 square miles (210 km2) (5.7%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,753 people, 1,158 households, and 787 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,610 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.49% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.07% Asian, and 0.15% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 64.2% were of German and 15.4% Norwegian ancestry.
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