Barnes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 11,775. Its county seat is Valley City.
The Dakota Territory's legislature authorized a Burbank County (named for governor John. A. Burbank) in 1872. But in 1874 they renamed it Barnes County in honor of Judge Alanson H. Barnes (1818-1890) who was an associate justice of the Territorial Court. It was finally organized in a meeting at Valley City on ...
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Barnes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 11,775. Its county seat is Valley City.
The Dakota Territory's legislature authorized a Burbank County (named for governor John. A. Burbank) in 1872. But in 1874 they renamed it Barnes County in honor of Judge Alanson H. Barnes (1818-1890) who was an associate justice of the Territorial Court. It was finally organized in a meeting at Valley City on January 6, 1879.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,513 square miles (3,919 km²), of which, 1,492 square miles (3,863 km²) of it is land and 22 square miles (56 km²) of it (1.43%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,775 people, 4,884 households, and 3,115 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 5,599 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.91% White, 0.45% Black or...
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