Mountrail County, North Dakota

Mountrail County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Stanley
Year Organized: 1873
Square Miles: 1,824

Court House:

P.O. Box 69
County Courthouse
Stanley, ND 58784-0069

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Namedfor Joseph Mountraille, a Metis voyageur of some prominence.

Demographics:

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County History

Created as Mountraille County by the 1872-73 territorial legislature and named for Joseph Mountraille, a Metis voyageur of some prominence. Mountraille County was eliminated by action of the 1891 state legislature. Its re-establishment as Mountrail County resulted from an effort to partition Ward County during the November 1908 general election which resulted in the county's existence being officially proclaimed on January 25, 1909. Government organized: January 29, 1909. County Seat: Stanley, 1909-present.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Alger	township
- Austin	township
- Banner	township
- Bicker	township
- Big Bend	township
- Brookbank	township
- Burke	township
- Clearwater	township
- Cottonwood	township
- Crane Creek	township
- Crowfoot	township
- Debing	township
- Egan	township
- Fertile	township
- Howie	township
- Idaho	township
- James Hill	township
- Kickapoo	township
- Knife River	township
- Liberty	township
- Lostwood	township
- Lowland	township
- Manitou	township
- McAlmond	township
- McGahan	township
- Model	township
- Mountrail	township
- Myrtle	township
- New Town	city	Incorporated Area
- Oakland	township
- Osborn	township
- Osloe	township
- Palermo	city	Incorporated Area
- Parshall	city	Incorporated Area
- Plaza	city	Incorporated Area
- Powers	township
- Purcell	township
- Rat Lake	township
- Redmond	township
- Ross	city	Incorporated Area
- Shell	township
- Sidonia	township
- Sikes	township
- Sorkness	township
- Southwest Mountrail	UT
- Spring Coulee	township
- Stanley (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Stave	township
- Van Hook	township
- Wayzetta	township
- West Mountrail	UT
- White Earth	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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