Cass County (North Dakota)

The Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. In 2010, the County had 149 778 inhabitants and a population density of 32.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. By the estimation in year 2012, the population increased to 156 157. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Fargo.

The Cass County is part of the Fargo - Moorhead Metropolitan Area.

Geography

The County is located in eastern North Dakota on the west bank of the Red River of the North, which forms the border with Minnesota. It has an area of ​​4579 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers is water area. At the Cass County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

Cass County was formed in 1873. It was named after George Washington Cass, a president of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Cass County 149 778 people in 63 901 households. The population density was 32.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 63 901 households lived statistically 2.23 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 91.6 percent white, 2.8 percent African American, 1.3 percent Native American, 2.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

21.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 68.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 49,429. The per capita income was $ 29,518. 13.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Cass County

Citys

  • Alice
  • Amenia
  • Argus Ville
  • Arthur
  • Ayr
  • Briarwood
  • Buffalo
  • Casselton
  • Davenport
  • Enderlin1
  • Fargo
  • Frontier
  • Gardner
  • Grandin2
  • Harwood
  • Horace
  • Hunter
  • Kindred
  • Leonard
  • Mapleton
  • North River
  • Oxbow
  • Page
  • Prairie Rose
  • Reile 's Acres
  • Tower City3
  • West Fargo

Census-designated places (CDP )

  • Brooktree Park
  • Embden
  • Erie
  • Wheatland

Unincorporated communities

  • Absaraka
  • Chaffee
  • Durbin
  • Erie Junction
  • Everest
  • Fife
  • Hickson
  • Lynchburg
  • Magnolia
  • Mason
  • Myra
  • Newman
  • Nolan
  • Norman
  • Pinkham
  • Prosper
  • Saint Benedict
  • Vance
  • Walden
  • Warren
  • Wild Rice
  • Woods

1 - partially in Ransom County 2 - partially in Traill County 3 - partially in Barnes County

Structure

The Cass County is divided into 50 townships in addition to the 27 -cities:

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