Sargent County, North Dakota

PO Box 176
Forman, ND 58032
Phone: (701) 724-6241
Fax: (701) 724-6244
mylocalgov.com/SargentCountyND/

On the southeastern border of ND, southwest of Fargo; organized Mar 3, 1883 (prior to statehood) from Ransom County. Name Origin: For Gen. Homer E. Sargent, superintendent of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and developer of the Red River Valley

Area (sq mi):: 867.09 (land 858.75; water 8.34) Population per square mile: 4.80
Population 2005: 4,150 State rank: 30 Population change: 2000-20005 -4.90%; 1990-2000 -4.00% Population 2000: 4,366 (White 98.00%; Black or African American 0.00%; Hispanic or Latino 0.70%; Asian 0.00%; Other 1.70%). Foreign born: 0.50%. Median age: 40.30
Income 2000: per capita $18,689; median household $37,213; Population below poverty level: 8.20% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $29,992-$31,290
Unemployment (2004): 3.00% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.20% Median travel time to work: 16.70 minutes Working outside county of residence: 17.80%

Cities with population over 10,000: None

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Upon completing service returned to North Dakota were he published a weekly newspaper, the Sargent County Teller in Forman North Dakota until 1954 when he was hired as an Instructor at North Dakota State College of Science.

In Memory of Odin Stutrud

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