McIntosh County, North Dakota
| McIntosh County, North Dakota | |
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McIntosh County Courthouse in Ashley
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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 4, 1884 |
| Seat | Ashley |
| Largest city | Wishek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 995 sq mi (2,577 km2) |
| • Land | 975 sq mi (2,525 km2) |
| • Water | 20 sq mi (52 km2), 2.0% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 2,759 |
| • Density | 2.9/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
McIntosh County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,809. Its county seat is Ashley. The county was created in 1883 and later organized in 1884.
McIntosh County was created by the 1883 territorial legislature after the southern half of Logan County was divided. The name refers to Edward H. McIntosh, a member of the legislature at the time. The county seat was originally Hoskins, but changed in 1888 after everything in Hoskins but the school was moved three miles east to the new Soo Line Railroad townsite of Ashley.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 995 square miles (2,580 km2), of which 975 square miles (2,530 km2) is land and 20 square miles (52 km2) (2.0%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,390 people, 1,467 households, and 975 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,853 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.88% White, 0.15% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 82.2% were of German and 5.0% American ancestry.
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