McHenry County, North Dakota
| McHenry County, North Dakota | |
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McHenry County Courthouse
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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 | October 15, 1884 |
| Seat | Towner |
| Largest city | Velva |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,912 sq mi (4,952 km2) |
| • Land | 1,874 sq mi (4,854 km2) |
| • Water | 38 sq mi (98 km2), 2.0% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 5,968 |
| • Density | 2.9/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,395. Its county seat is Towner.
The Territorial legislature formed McHenry County in 1873 from part of Bottineau County. The name comes from James McHenry, an early settler of Vermillion, South Dakota. The county government was first organized on October 15, 1884. Before becoming Towner in 1886, the county seat was Villard from 1884 to 1885 and Scriptown from 1885 to 1886. Both former seats are now ghost towns.
McHenry County is part of the Minot, ND Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,912 square miles (4,950 km2), of which 1,874 square miles (4,850 km2) is land and 38 square miles (98 km2) (2.0%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,987 people, 2,526 households, and 1,699 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 2,983 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.73% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.4% were of German and 34.0% Norwegian ancestry.
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