Cavalier County, North Dakota

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Cavalier County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It is south of the Canada–US border with Manitoba. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,704,<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was estimated to be 3,567 in 2024.<ref name="QF"/> The county seat and the largest city is Langdon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

There is also a city named Cavalier but it is not located in Cavalier County. The City of Cavalier is the county seat of Pembina County, west of Cavalier County.

HistoryEdit

The Dakota Territory legislature created Cavalier County on January 4, 1873, with territory annexed from Pembina County, but did not organize the county government structure at that time. It was named for Charles Cavileer (or Cavalier)<ref>ND Certificate of Death for Charles Cavalier, died August 4, 1902 in Pembina County (accessed February 16, 2019)</ref> of Pembina, an early settler.<ref>Cavaleer or Cavalier was a fur trader, customs agent and postmaster. [[[:Template:Cite book]]] There is no explanation for the difference in the spelling; one placename historian suspects it was an attempt to Gallicize, or make the name appear French.[[[:Template:Cite book]]]</ref>

The county organization was affected on July 8, 1884. Its boundaries were altered in 1883 and in 1887.<ref name="Dakota">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After petitioning the Territorial Governor for permission to organize the county, Patrick McHugh, W. Hudson Matthews, and L.C. Noracong met on July 8, 1884. On July 26 the new county officials met for the second time and chose Noracong as chairman of the board with William H. Doyle and Matthews as Commissioners. The first Register of Deeds and County Clerk was McHugh. W.J. Mooney became the first Judge of Probate, Charles B. Nelson was the first Cavalier County Supt. of Schools, and Clarence Hawkes the first sheriff.Template:Citation needed Cavalier took its current form in 1887 after the Territorial Legislature authorized an increase in size by taking a portion from Pembina County. The expansion added 15 new townships to the county.<ref name="Dakota"/>

A site for a county seat was selected at the second meeting; it was named Langdon, for Robert Bruce Langdon of Minnesota, an official with the Great Northern Railroad. Langdon never visited the town, but reportedly donated a bell for the local school.<ref name=wick>Template:Cite book</ref>

The first courthouse was built in 1884 at a cost of $360.00. It was used briefly and then abandoned for warmer and more centrally located quarters in a downtown bank. A large brick courthouse was built in 1895 on the present site at a contract cost of $9,099.00. This building served county officials until the current courthouse was constructed in 1957–58.<ref>Cavalier County (website)</ref>

Cavalier County Historical SocietyEdit

Established after 1969 - The Holy Trinity Church at Dresden, ND became the cornerstone of the County Museum. It now houses local historic artifacts and landmarks.

The Holy Trinity Church at Dresden replaced two previous wooden structures that both burned. The present structure was erected in 1936, built out of fieldstone collected by the local parishioners. An architect from Minneapolis, Fabian Redmond, designed the building. A stonemason from Rugby ND, Edroy Patterson, directed volunteer workers.

Assisting in the building of the church were Andrew Bachman-head carpenter, Alphonse Hiltner, Stanley Koehmstedt and William Geisen.

GeographyEdit

Cavalier County is located on the north edge of North Dakota. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of Canada. The Pembina River enters from Manitoba and flows southeasterly through the eastern part of the county, exiting near the SE corner. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds in the western part.<ref name=CCND>Cavalier County ND Google Maps (accessed February 16, 2019)</ref> The terrain slopes to the east, with its highest point near the midpoint of the south boundary line at Template:Convert ASL.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.37%) is water.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is the 16th largest county in North Dakota by total area.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Major highwaysEdit

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Adjacent counties and rural municipalitiesEdit

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Municipality of Louise, Manitoba (north)
Municipality of Pembina, Manitoba (north)
Rural Municipality of Stanley, Manitoba (north)
Pembina County (east)
Walsh County (southeast)
Ramsey County (south)
Towner County (west)

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LakesEdit

Rush Lake<ref name=CCND/>

DemographicsEdit

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As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Cavalier County was $129,584.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 1,539 estimated households in Cavalier County with an average of 2.32 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $67,064. Approximately 9.2% of the county's population lives at or below the poverty line. Cavalier County has an estimated 60.4% employment rate, with 22.2% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 93.1% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (95.6%), Spanish (1.5%), Indo-European (2.4%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.1%), and Other (0.4%).

The median age in the county was 47.1 years.

Cavalier County, North Dakota – racial and ethnic composition
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White alone (NH)	7,572 (99.16%)	6,004 (99.01%)	4,720 (97.70%)	3,890 (97.42%)	3,485 (94.09%)
Black or African American alone (NH)	1 (0.01%)	4 (0.07%)	6 (0.12%)	4 (0.10%)	2 (0.05%)
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	38 (0.50%)	45 (0.74%)	25 (0.52%)	35 (0.88%)	28 (0.76%)
Asian alone (NH)	6 (0.08%)	3 (0.05%)	4 (0.08%)	9 (0.23%)	16 (0.43%)
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	—	—	0 (0.00%)	1 (0.03%)	0 (0.00%)
Other race alone (NH)	3 (0.04%)	0 (0.00%)	2 (0.04%)	1 (0.03%)	15 (0.40%)
Mixed race or multiracial (NH)	—	—	43 (0.89%)	29 (0.73%)	113 (3.05%)
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16 (0.21%)	8 (0.13%)	31 (0.64%)	24 (0.60%)	45 (1.21%)
Total	7,636 (100.00%)	6,064 (100.00%)	4,831 (100.00%)	3,993 (100.00%)	3,704 (100.00%)

2024 estimateEdit

As of the 2024 estimate, there were 3,567 people and 1,539 households residing in the county. There were 2,106 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 95.0% White (92.8% NH White), 0.7% African American, 2.0% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.5% of the population.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2020 censusEdit

As of the 2020 census, there were 3,704 people, 1,661 households, and 1,034 families residing in the county.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 94.60% White, 0.08% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from some other races and 3.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.21% of the population.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010 censusEdit

As of the 2010 census, there were 3,993 people, 1,818 households, and 1,142 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,309 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 97.72% White, 0.10% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from some other races and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.60% of the population.

In terms of ancestry, 44.5% were German, 28.8% were Norwegian, 10.8% were American, 5.8% were Irish, 5.7% were Swedish, and 5.4% were English.

There were 1,818 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.2% were non-families, and 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.74. The median age was 50.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,786 and the median income for a family was $57,066. Males had a median income of $41,885 versus $26,914 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,468. About 6.1% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decadeEdit

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CommunitiesEdit

CitiesEdit

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Unincorporated communitiesEdit

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TownshipsEdit

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Alma
Banner
Billings
Bruce
Byron
Cypress
Dresden
Easby
East Alma
Elgin
Fremont
Glenila
Gordon
Grey
Harvey
Hay
Henderson
Hope
Huron
Langdon
Linden
Loam
Manilla
Minto
Montrose
Moscow
Mount Carmel
Nekoma
North Loma
North Olga
Osford
Osnabrock
Perry
Seivert
South Dresden
South Olga
Storlie
Trier
Waterloo
West Hope

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PoliticsEdit

External linksEdit

Cavalier County – official website
Cavalier County Museum
History of Olga, North Dakota and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church : 1882-1982 from the Digital Horizons website
Cavalier County maps, Sheet 1 (eastern) and Sheet 2 (western), North Dakota DOT

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Cavalier County, North Dakota

Contents

HistoryEdit

Cavalier County Historical SocietyEdit

GeographyEdit

Major highwaysEdit

Adjacent counties and rural municipalitiesEdit

LakesEdit

DemographicsEdit

2024 estimateEdit

2020 censusEdit

2010 censusEdit

Population by decadeEdit

CommunitiesEdit

CitiesEdit

Unincorporated communitiesEdit

TownshipsEdit

PoliticsEdit

See alsoEdit

External linksEdit

ReferencesEdit