Eddy County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,347, and was estimated to be 2,329 in 2025. Eddy County is the smallest county in North Dakota by land area.

History

The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on March 31, 1885, with territory partitioned from Foster County. It was named for Ezra B. Eddy, a Fargo, North Dakota banker who had died a few weeks earlier. The county government was established on April 27, 1885.

Geography

The Sheyenne River flows easterly through the upper part of the county. The county terrain consists of semi-arid hills, featuring some agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east and slightly to the north, with its highest point on a hill at the county's southwestern corner, at ASL.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.16%) is water. It is the 53rd largest county and the 1st smallest county in North Dakota by total area.

Adjacent counties

  • Benson County – north
  • Nelson County – northeast
  • Griggs County – southeast
  • Foster County – south
  • Wells County – west

Major highways

  • 25px U.S. Highway 281
  • 25px North Dakota Highway 15
  • 25px North Dakota Highway 20

County roads

  • Eddy County Road 1
  • Eddy County Road 2
  • Eddy County Road 3
  • Eddy County Road 4
  • Eddy County Road 5
  • Eddy County Road 6
  • Eddy County Road 7
  • Eddy County Road 8
  • Eddy County Road 9
  • Eddy County Road 10
  • Eddy County Road 12
  • Eddy County Road 14
  • Eddy County Road 16

Eddy County Road 14 is a north-south County Road in North Dakota. It runs from North Dakota Highway 15 near New Rockford to Eddy County Road 9 (1st Ave North) in downtown New Rockford. Eddy County Road 9 is an east-west County Road in North Dakota. It runs from US 281/Highway 15 (1st Street) in New Rockford to Wells County CR 2, near New Rockford.

National protected area

  • Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

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Education

School districts include:

  • Carrington Public School District 10
  • Dakota Prairie Public School District 1
  • Midkota Public School District 7
  • New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 2
  • Warwick Public School District 29

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Eddy County, North Dakota

References

  • ND DOT county map of Eddy Country (PDF)