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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Kidder County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,435. Its county seat is Steele.
The county was created by the 1872-1873 territorial legislature and named for Jefferson Parrish Kidder, who served as a delegate to the United States Congress from Dakota Territory between 1875 to 1879 and as an associate justice of the territorial supreme court between 1865-1875 and 1879-1883. The county government was first organized on March 22, 1881; Steele has always been the county seat.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1873 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1873 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1873 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1873 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1876 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1899 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1880 | 89
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| 1890 | 1,211
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| 1900 | 1,754
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| 1910 | 5,962
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| 1920 | 7,798
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| 1930 | 8,031
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| 1940 | 6,692
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| 1950 | 6,168
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| 1960 | 5,386
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| 1970 | 4,362
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| 1980 | 3,833
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| 1990 | 3,332
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~ndkidder/
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