Pembina County
| Pembina County, North Dakota | |
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Pembina County Courthouse before 1920
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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 | August 12, 1867 |
| Seat | Cavalier |
| Largest city | Cavalier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,121 sq mi (2,903 km2) |
| • Land | 1,119 sq mi (2,898 km2) |
| • Water | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2), 0.2% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2016) | 7,069 |
| • Density | 6.6/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Pembina County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. At the 2010 Census its population was 7,413. The county seat is Cavalier.
The area along the Pembina and Red rivers was long inhabited by various indigenous peoples. At the time of European contact, the dominant tribe were the Assiniboine and the Lakota (or Sioux, as the French colonists called them). Later the Ojibwe (or Chippewa) migrated into the area from the east and became the dominant tribe. The people had a long trading relationship with French colonists and supported them during the Seven Years' War against Great Britain. By the time of the War of 1812, the Ojibwe were allied with the British against the United States, hoping to forestall or slow European-American settlers' encroaching on their territory. During the first half of the nineteenth century, continuing conflicts between the Lakota and Chippewa along the Red River slowed European-American settlement. The Chippewa pushed the Lakota to the west and became dominant in the area.
The county was created by the 1866–1867 Dakota territorial legislature, and was organized on August 12, 1867. "Pembina" is derived from the Chippewa term for high-bush cranberry, which grew in abundance along the Pembina River. The city of Pembina, the oldest European-American settlement in the state, was the county seat from 1867 to 1911. The seat was relocated to Cavalier.
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