Dunn County, North Dakota

Dunn County, North Dakota

Dunn County, North Dakota

Dunn County, North Dakota was authorized on March 8, 1883, by the Dakota Territory legislature.

Dunn County was established by the 1905 North Dakota state legislature, and officially organized on February 10, 1908.

Dunn County is bordered:

  • on the north by Mountrail County and McKenzie County,
  • on the west by Billings County and McKenzie County,
  • on the south by Stark County and Billings County,
    and
  • on the east by Mercer County, and McLean County.

John Piatt Dunn

Dunn County was named for John Piatt Dunn, an early merchant from Bismarck, who reportedly opened the first drugstore in North Dakota.

2012 Per Capita Income

As of 2012, the per capita personal income of Dunn County, North Dakota was $86,205.

2010 Population

As of the 2010 Census, the population of Dunn County, North Dakota was 3,536.

County Seat – Manning

Since 1905, Manning has been the county seat, but with a population of only 74 as of the 2010 Census, is not its largest city.

That distinction belongs to the city of Killdeer, population 7888 – founded in 1914 on a Northern Pacific Railway branch line which begins in Mandan.

2000 Ancestry Composition

As of the 2000 Census, Dunn County, North Dakota residents had the following identified ancestral heritage:

  • 43.2% German,
    and
  • 16.6% Norwegian.

2013 Drilling Activities

As of November 30, 2013, there were 32 active drilling rigs operating in the county.

2012 Oil Production

In 2012, Dunn County, North Dakota was the third largest oil producing county in North Dakota, trailing only Mountrail County, and McKenzie County.

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Gary C. Dahle – Attorney at Law
2704 Highway 10

Mounds View, MN 55112

Phone: 763-780-8390   Fax:     763-780-1735     gary@dahlelaw.com

Licensed in Minnesota and North Dakota

Legal Disclaimer

Information provided herein is only for general informational and educational purposes.

Minnesota and North Dakota attorney Gary C. Dahle does not represent oil companies – only owners of North Dakota mineral and royalty interests, and is currently accepting new clients.

Attorneys not licensed in North Dakota are invited to refer possible North Dakota probate issues to Minnesota and North Dakota attorney Gary C. Dahle, at 763-780-8390, or gary@dahlelaw.com.

Gary C. Dahle has represented clients from the countries of Canada, Norway, and Sweden, and the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin in the United States, with respect to North Dakota mineral rights and probate issues in various North Dakota Counties.

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Ancillary Probate

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Intestate Succession.

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Inheritance Laws

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Intestate Estate

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Foreign Personal Representative

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Subsequent Administration

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Mineral Rights.

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Transfer on Death Deeds

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Affidavits of Heirship

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Informal Probate

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Formal Probate

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Probate Settlements

Topics of Interest – Probating a Will Copy in North Dakota

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Probate Closing

Topics of Interest – Newly Discovered North Dakota Property

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Joint Tenancy

Topics of Interest – North Dakota Mineral Rights Purchase Offers

Related issues – see Minnesota Probate.