Cavalier County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 4,831. Its county seat is Langdon. The city of Cavalier is in nearby Pembina County. The county was created by the 1879 territorial legislature and named for Charles Cavileer of Pembina, North Dakota ( 1818-1902 ), one of the earliest white settlers. There is no explanation for the difference in the spelling of "Cavalier". The county was organize...
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Cavalier County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 4,831. Its county seat is Langdon. The city of Cavalier is in nearby Pembina County. The county was created by the 1879 territorial legislature and named for Charles Cavileer of Pembina, North Dakota ( 1818-1902 ), one of the earliest white settlers. There is no explanation for the difference in the spelling of "Cavalier". The county was organized on July 8, 1884 and Langdon became the county seat.
Cavalier County was created from the western part of Pembina County in 1873 and named by the Territorial Legislature for Charles Cavileer, a well known fur trader, customs agent and postmaster. The spelling has always been Cavalier.
After petitioning the Territorial Governor for permission to organize the county, Patrick McHugh, W. Hudson Matthews, and L.C. Noracong met for the purpose on July 8, 1884. On July 2,6 the new county officials met for the second time and chose Noracong as...
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