Солтүстік Дакота штатының Ролет округі

County in the United States

Rolette County is a county in the U. S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,187. Its county seat is Rolla.

The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with territory partitioned from Buffalo County. It was not organized at that date, and was not attached to another county for judicial or administrative purposes. It was named for Joseph Rolette Jr., a fur trader and political figure from Pembina. The county government was effected on October 14, 1884, with Dunseith as the county seat. In 1885 the county seat was assigned to Saint John, and in 1889 it was assigned to Rolla. The county boundaries were adjusted in 1883 and in 1887. It has retained its present boundary configuration since 1887. The International Peace Garden is located in the northwest corner of the county along the Canada–United States border with Manitoba.

Rolette County lies on the northern border of North Dakota with Canada. Gimby Creek and Wakopa Creek flow into the county from Canada. The terrain consists of dry rolling hills in the south, and more verdant low hills in the north and northwest, dotted with lakes and ponds. Part of the Turtle Mountain plateau lies in the northwestern part of the county. The terrain slopes to the south and east; its highest point is its northwest corner, at 2,195 feet (669 m) ASL. The Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation is in the northeast section of Rolette County. Rolette County has an area of 939 square miles (2,432 km2), of which 903 square miles (2,339 km2) is land and 36 square miles (93 km2) (3.9%) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 13,937 people, 4,783 households, and 3,413 families in the county. The population density was There were 5,372 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the county was 77.2% American Indian, 20.3% white, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 48.5% were French Canadian, 7.0% were German, 6.8% were Norwegian, and 0.3% were American. Of the 4,783 households, 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 23.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.6% were non families, and 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.39. The median age was 30.5 years. The median income for a household in the county was $28,265 and the median income for a family was $35,523. Males had a median income of $35,595 versus $27,459 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,632. About 25.9% of families and 31.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.5% of those under age 18 and 24.8% of those age 65 or over.