McIntosh County, North Dakota

The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 9, 1883, with areas partitioned from Campbell, Logan, and McPherson counties, and with some previously unorganized areas. It was named for Edward H. McIntosh, a territorial legislator at the time.{{cite web|title=County History|url=http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|publisher=Official Portal for North Dakota State Government|access-date=May 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202151843/http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|archive-date=February 2, 2015|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|last=Wick|first=Douglas A.|title=Hoskins (McIntosh County)|url=http://www.webfamilytree.com/North_Dakota_Place_Names/H/hoskins_%28mcintosh_county%29.htm|work=North Dakota Place Names|access-date=May 4, 2011}} The county government was not organized at that date, but the new county was not attached to another county for judicial or administrative purposes. Its government was organized on October 4, 1884.{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies|work=Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2006|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402202102/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}

File:Map of McIntosh County, N.D., 1911.jpg

McIntosh County lies on the south line of North Dakota. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of South Dakota. The terrain consists of rolling hills dotted with lakes and ponds, and with occasional protuberances.{{Cite web |title=McIntosh County · North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/McIntosh+County,+ND/@46.0915575,-99.6294811,65228m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52d13e562eb1790b:0x7a2ea9d95cec200f!8m2!3d46.054323!4d-99.376592 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}} The terrain slopes to the south, with its highest point on the north line at {{convert|2,156|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/McIntosh County ND" Google Maps (accessed February 24, 2019) |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }} The county has a total area of {{convert|995|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|975|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|20|sqmi}} (2.0%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 1, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129045530/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|archive-date=January 29, 2015}}

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• Logan County - north
• LaMoure County - northeast
• Dickey County - east
• McPherson County, South Dakota - south
• Campbell County, South Dakota - southwest
• Emmons County - west

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• Camp Lake State Game Management Area
• Doyle Memorial State Recreation Area
• Green Lake State Game Management Area
• McIntosh County State Wildlife Management Area
• National Waterfowl Production Area

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• Camp Lake
• Coldwater Lake
• Goose Lake
• Green Lake
• Kislingburg Lake
• Lake Hoskins
• May Lake
• Miller Lake
• Pudwill Lake
• Salt Lake
• Tschetter Lake

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{{US Census population

|1890= 3248

|1900= 4818

|1910= 7251

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As of the census of 2020, there were 2,530 people.

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,809 people, 1,307 households, and 800 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|2.88|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 1,858 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.91|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.1% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 76.8% were German, 26.9% were Russian, 6.2% were Norwegian, and 5.2% were American.

Of the 1,307 households, 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.8% were non-families, and 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.66. The median age was 52.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,904 and the median income for a family was $46,198. Males had a median income of $35,200 versus $23,594 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,608. About 9.2% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.

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• Ashley (county seat)
• Lehr (partly in Logan County)
• Venturia
• Wishek
• Zeeland

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• Roloff

McIntosh County is a powerfully Republican county. The only Democrats to carry McIntosh County have been Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and 1932, plus Al Smith in 1928. In 1920,[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1920&f=1&off=0&elect=0 David Leip’s Election Atlas statistics for 1920] 1940,[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1940&f=1&off=0&elect=0 David Leip’s Election Atlas statistics for 1940] 1944.[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1944&f=1&off=0&elect=0 David Leip’s Election Atlas statistics for 1944] and 1952[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1952&f=1&off=0&elect=0 David Leip’s Election Atlas statistics for 1952] elections the Republican presidential candidate received over ninety percent of the county's vote. Although shifting somewhat Democratic in more recent Presidential elections, John McCain received nearly sixty percent of the county's vote in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.[http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html?scp=1&sq=%22election%20map&st=cse The New York Times electoral map (Zoom in on North Dakota)] Donald Trump won seventy-six percent of the vote in 2016, the best result in the county since Ronald Reagan.[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/north-dakota 2016 presidential election results from North Dakota], New York Times (December 20, 2016). Retrieved April 4, 2025.

The county is represented in the US House of Representatives by Republican Kelly Armstrong. As part of District 28 it is represented in the North Dakota Senate by Robert S. Erbele (R) and in the North Dakota House of Representatives by Mike Brandenburg (R) and Jeffery Magrum (R).[http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/dist-legis.html North Dakota Legislature site]

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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,153|261|41|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,100|235|111|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,035|459|36|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2008|Republican|916|579|37|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,254|436|32|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,178|350|109|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,005|470|306|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,134|450|470|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,726|598|23|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,047|427|39|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,471|308|94|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1976|Republican|1,785|912|79|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,440|521|29|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,258|342|132|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1964|Republican|1,891|950|0|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,694|628|0|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,689|498|6|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,043|276|29|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,203|513|60|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,682|226|8|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1940|Republican|3,494|318|0|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,469|1,900|260|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|465|3,078|0|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,196|1,474|0|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|637|39|1,173|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,782|79|28|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1916|Republican|950|270|8|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|202|125|636|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1908|Republican|927|140|5|North Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1904|Republican|736|58|2|North Dakota}}

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• National Register of Historic Places listings in McIntosh County ND

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• [https://www.dot.nd.gov/docs/maps/base-maps/counties/mcintosh.pdf McIntosh County map], North Dakota DOT

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|North = Logan County

|Northeast = LaMoure County

|East = Dickey County

|South = McPherson County, South Dakota

|Southwest = Campbell County, South Dakota

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Category:1884 establishments in Dakota Territory

Category:Populated places established in 1884