McIntosh County
Also known as McIntosh County, North Dakota, McIntosh County, ND
county in North Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Dakota
- Founded
- March 9, 1883 (created), October 4, 1884 (organized)
- Named after
- Edward H. McIntosh
- Seat
- Ashley
- Largest city
- Wishek
- Total
- 994.561 sq mi (2,575.90 km )
- Land
- 974.563 sq mi (2,524.11 km )
- Water
- 19.998 sq mi (51.79 km ) 2.05%
- Estimate 2025
- 2,451
- Density
- 2.525/sq mi (0.975/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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McIntosh County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,530, and was estimated to be 2,451 in 2025. The county seat is Ashley and the largest city is Wishek.
The county is notable for being the county with the highest percentage of German-Americans in the United States, with over 76% of the county's residents being of German descent as of 2010.