Cass County, North Dakota
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 38 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1975. Most listings are in or near Fargo, Buffalo, Casselton.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP24 of 38 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
38 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBCass was formed in 1873 (1873-01-04) from Pembina.
CASS created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from PEMBINA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusCass County population from 1880 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,998 | 28,625 | 41,477 | 52,849 | 58,877 | 66,947 | 88,247 | 123,138 | 184,525 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS70 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 70 of 70 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Addison Evangelical Congregational Cemetery |
| Alice Community Cemetery |
| Amenia Cemetery |
| Argusville Cemetery |
| Arthur Cemetery |
| Beth El Cemetery |
| Bethel Moravian Cemetery |
| Brink Cemetery |
| Buffalo Cemetery |
| Canaan Moravian Church Cemetery |
| Cass County Cemetery Number 1 |
| Cass County Cemetery Number 3 |
| Cass County Cemetery number 2 |
| Casselton Cemetery |
| Christiania Cemetery |
| Clemenson Cemetery |
| Davenport Cemetery |
| Erie Cemetery |
| Faith Lutheran Church Columbarium |
| Fargo Hebrew Congregation Cemetery |
| Gardner Cemetery |
| Gethsemane Cathedral Columbarium |
| Gethsemane Cathedral Memorial Garden |
| Golliet Cemetery |
| Good Samaritan Cemetery |
| Goshen Moravian Church Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Herby Lutheran Cemetery |
| Highland Township Pioneer Cemetery |
| Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Holy Cross Cemetery South |
| Holy Cross Mission Cemetery |
| Horace Cemetery |
| Hunter Cemetery |
| Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery |
| Kindred Cemetery |
| Leonard Cemetery |
| Lower Maple River Cemetery |
| Lower Wild Rice and Red River Cemetery |
| Maple Sheyenne Cemetery |
| Mapleton Cemetery |
| Messiah Lutheran Church Columbarium |
| Nora Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Nora South Pioneer Cemetery |
| Norman Cemetery |
| North Nora Pioneer Cemetery |
| North Pleasant Cemetery |
| Oak Wood Cemetery |
| Osterdalen Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Page Cemetery |
| Pontiac Lutheran Trinity Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Rose Valley Cemetery |
| Saint Benedict Cemetery |
| Saint James Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint John Cemetery |
| Saint John's Cemetery |
| Saint Leo's Cemetery |
| Saint Martins Cemetery |
| Saint Stephen's Episcopal Memorial Garden |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Salem Lutheran Cemetery |
| Sheyenne Pioneer Cemetery |
| Springvale Cemetery |
| Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery |
| Tabor Moravian Cemetery |
| Watson Cemetery |
| West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery |
| Wheatland Cemetery |
| Zion Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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