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Kidder County, North DakotaKidder County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamedfor Jefferson Parrish Kidder (1816-1883), an 1858 settler in what became southeastern Dakota and who served as a delegate to Congress from Dakota, 1875-79, and as an associate justice of the territorial supreme court, 1865-75 and 1879-83. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryCreated by the 1872-73 territorial legislature and named for Jefferson Parrish Kidder (1816-1883), an 1858 settler in what became southeastern Dakota and who served as a delegate to Congress from Dakota, 1875-79, and as an associate justice of the territorial supreme court, 1865-75 and 1879-83. Government organized: March 22, 1881. County Seat: Steele, 1881-present. Neighboring Counties:
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