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County in North Dakota, United States

Burke County is a county on the north edge of the U. S. state of North Dakota, adjacent to the south line of Canada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,201. The county seat is Bowbells. The county is named after John Burke, the tenth Governor of North Dakota.

A vote was held on November 3, 1908, in which county voters authorized the partition of Burke County from what was then known as 'Imperial Ward County' (which consisted of what is now Burke, Mountrail, Renville, and Ward counties). Its name recognized the state governor at the time, John Burke. However, the vote was challenged in court, and appealed to the state supreme court. That court ruled on June 3, 1910, to uphold the election results, so on July 12, Governor Burke issued a proclamation creating Burke County. Its organization was effected on July 15, with Bowbells as its county seat. The county is managed by a three member Board of Commissioners. As of 2018 the board chair is Debbie Kuryn.

Burke County lies on the north line of North Dakota. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of Canada. The Des Lacs River flows south southeasterly through the east part of the county, and the White Earth River flows northeasterly through the lower part. The county terrain consists of semi arid low hills in the northeast part of the county, with higher carved and eroded ridges on the southwestern portion of the county. The area is partly used for agriculture. The terrain slopes to the north; its highest point is on the lower west boundary line, at 2,461 feet (750 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 1129 square miles (2,924 km2), of which 1104 square miles (2,859 km2) is land and 25 square miles (65 km2) (2.2%) is water.