Barnes County, North Dakota

Barnes County
Barnes County
County
	Barnes County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
	North Dakota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 46°56′N 98°04′W / 46.93°N 98.07°W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	1872 (created as Burbank); 1874 (renamed as Barnes); January 6, 1879 (organized)
Named for	judge Alanson H. Barnes
Seat	Valley City
Largest city	Valley City
Area
• Total	1,513 sq mi (3,920 km2)
• Land	1,492 sq mi (3,860 km2)
• Water	22 sq mi (60 km2) 1.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	10,853
• Estimate (2023)	10,726
• Density	7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	www.barnescounty.us

Barnes County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,853.^[1] Its county seat is Valley City.^[2]

In 1872, the Dakota Territory legislature authorized Burbank County (named for governor John A. Burbank); in 1874 they renamed it Barnes County, for Alanson H. Barnes (1818–1890), an associate justice of the Territorial Court. It was organized at Valley City on January 6, 1879.^[3]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "County History". North Dakota.gov. The State of North Dakota. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "County History". North Dakota.gov. The State of North Dakota. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

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