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McIntosh County

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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
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
At-large
Website
mcintoshnd.com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Located in
North Dakota
Contains
Ashley
Capital
Ashley
Population
2530
Area
2577
Shares border with
Emmons County
Official website
www.mcintoshnd.com
Image
Ashley, North Dakota - County Courthouse.jpg
Households
1292
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Commons category
McIntosh County, North Dakota
inception
1883-00-00
different from
McIntosh County
water as percent of area
2
native label
McIntosh County
per capita income
33281
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “McIntosh County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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