Richland County, North Dakota
83 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 16,584
- Median household income
- $75,432
- ±4,512
- Unemployed
- 1.7%
- 148 of 8,844 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 91.4%
- 6,263 of 6,849 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Richland | 16,560 (2021) | 418 2nd Ave N, Wahpeton | — |
Cities, towns and villages 14
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Abercrombie | 255 (2021) | Po Box 132, Abercrombie | — |
| City of Barney | 42 (2021) | 7895 Co Rd 3, Barney | — |
| City of Christine | 151 (2021) | Po Box 63, Christine | — |
| City of Colfax | 181 (2021) | Po Box 14, Colfax | — |
| City of Dwight | 79 (2021) | Po Box 162, Wahpeton | — |
| City of Fairmount | 345 (2021) | Po Box 221, Fairmount | — |
| City of Great Bend | 52 (2021) | 202 Main St, Great Bend | — |
| City of Hankinson | 922 (2021) | Po Box 478, Hankinson | — |
| City of Lidgerwood | 601 (2021) | 15 Wiley Ave S, Lidgerwood | Website |
| City of Mantador | 69 (2021) | Po Box 67, Mantador | — |
| City of Mooreton | 177 (2021) | 201 Mooreton Ave S, Mooreton | — |
| City of Wahpeton | 7,943 (2021) | Po Box 490, Wahpeton | — |
| City of Walcott | 268 (2021) | 766 6th Ave, Walcott | — |
| City of Wyndmere | 448 (2021) | Po Box 220, Wyndmere | — |
Townships 36
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Abercrombie | 255 (2021) | 7145 174th Ave Se, Wahpeton | — |
| Township of Antelope | 111 (2021) | 16635 County Road 10, Barney | — |
| Township of Barney | 117 (2021) | 16450 81st St Se, Barney | — |
| Township of Barrie | 179 (2021) | 5515 160th Ave Se, Kindred | — |
| Township of Belford | 121 (2021) | 16485 85th Street Se, Mantador | — |
| Township of Brandenburg | 81 (2021) | 17280 89th St Se, Wahpeton | — |
| Township of Brightwood | 214 (2021) | Po Box 385, Hankinson | — |
| Township of Center | 443 (2021) | 17624 78th St Se, Wahpeton | — |
| Township of Colfax | 267 (2021) | 16350 64th St Se, Walcott | — |
| Township of Danton | 114 (2021) | 15640 81st St Se, Wyndmere | — |
| Township of Devillo | 79 (2021) | 17885 Highway 11, Fairmount | — |
| Township of Dexter | 82 (2021) | 8855 156th Ave Se, Lidgerwood | — |
| Township of Duerr | 129 (2021) | 9630 158 Ave Se, Lidgerwood | — |
| Township of Dwight | 325 (2021) | 7349 177th Ave Se, Wahpeton | — |
| Township of Eagle | 235 (2021) | 5865 173rd Ave Se, Christine | — |
| Township of Elma | 75 (2021) | 16325 97th St Se, Hankinson | — |
| Township of Fairmount | 94 (2021) | 9250 182nd Ave Se, Fairmount | — |
| Township of Freeman | 49 (2021) | 6985 152nd Ave Se, McLeod | — |
| Township of Garborg | 75 (2021) | 15615 69th St Se, Wyndmere | — |
| Township of Grant | 133 (2021) | 9165 152nd Ave Se, Lidgerwood | — |
| Township of Greendale | 146 (2021) | 16825 100th St Se, Hankinson | — |
| Township of Helendale | 104 (2021) | 5560 154th Ave Se, Leonard | — |
| Township of Homestead | 93 (2021) | 7540 Highway 18, Wyndmere | — |
| Township of Ibsen | 120 (2021) | 17050 72nd St Se, Wahpeton | — |
| Township of la Mars | 79 (2021) | 9949 180th Ave Se, Fairmount | — |
| Township of Liberty Grove | 86 (2021) | 8640 157th Ave Se, Lidgerwood | — |
| Township of Mooreton | 124 (2021) | 17085 82nd St Se, Wahpeton | — |
| Township of Moran | 63 (2021) | 9055 County Road 20, Lidgerwood | — |
| Township of Nansen | 94 (2021) | 16345 67th St Se, Walcott | — |
| Township of Sheyenne | 58 (2021) | 15325 County Road 4, McLeod | — |
| Township of Summit | 222 (2021) | 8945 179th Ave Se, Fairmount | — |
| Township of Viking | 66 (2021) | 15870 County Road 4, Wyndmere | — |
| Township of Walcott | 350 (2021) | 470 Main Ave., Walcott | — |
| Township of Waldo | 88 (2021) | Po Box 116, Hankinson | — |
| Township of West End | 52 (2021) | 15350 County Road 10, Wyndmere | — |
| Township of Wyndmere | 104 (2021) | 8175 County Road 17, Wyndmere | — |
Special districts 32
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hankinson Rural Ambulance Service District | Health | Po Box 96, Hankinson | — |
| Lidgerwood Rural Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 416, Lidgerwood | — |
| Vector Control District | Health | 1900 4th St N, Wahpeton | Website |
| Wyndmere Barney Rural Ambulance Service District | Health | 15220 85th St Se, Lidgerwood | — |
| Abercrombie Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 103, Abercrombie | — |
| Barney Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 109 Main St, Barney | — |
| Christine Community Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 49, Christine | — |
| Dwight Community Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 500 Platt ST., Dwight | — |
| Fairmont Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 152, Fairmount | — |
| Great Bend Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 17425 84th St Se, Wahpeton | — |
| Hankinson Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 10, Hankinson | — |
| Lidgerwood Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 441, Lidgerwood | — |
| Mantador Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 61, Mantador | — |
| Mooreton Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 786, Mooreton | — |
| Walcott Colfax Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 266, Colfax | — |
| Wyndmere Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 93, Wyndmere | — |
| Abercrombie Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 74, Abercrombie | — |
| Barney Park District | Parks and recreation | 210 Iowa Ave, Barney | — |
| Christine Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 1241, Christine | — |
| Colfax Park District | Parks and recreation | 102 Reagan St, Colfax | — |
| Dwight Park District | Parks and recreation | 316 Hill ST., Dwight | — |
| Fairmount Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 254, Fairmount | — |
| Great Bend Park District | Parks and recreation | 205 Worner Ave, Great Bend | — |
| Hankinson Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 418, Hankinson | — |
| Lidgerwood Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 74, Lidgerwood | — |
| Mantador Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 58, Mantador | — |
| Mooreton Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 804, Mooreton | — |
| Wahpeton Park District | Parks and recreation | 304 5th St S, Wahpeton | Website |
| Walcott Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 65, Walcott | — |
| Wyndmere Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 142, Wahpeton | — |
| Richland Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1687 Bypass Rd, Wahpeton | — |
| Southeast Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 10, Mantador | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
FAIRMOUNT 18
School district2 schools
400 E Main, Fairmount, ND, 58030
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HANKINSON 8
School district2 schools
415 1st Ave SE, Hankinson, ND, 58041
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LIDGERWOOD 28
School district2 schools
28 3rd Ave SE, Lidgerwood, ND, 58053
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RICHLAND 44
School district2 schools
101 Main Ave, Colfax, ND, 58018
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WAHPETON 37
School district4 schools
1021 11th St N, Wahpeton, ND, 58075
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WYNDMERE 42
School district2 schools
101 Date Ave, Wyndmere, ND, 58081
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Farmers' Market at Dike East Park (Fargo)
Moorhead Farmer's Market (Moorhead) · Red Rivier Farmers' Market (Moorhead)
Wheaton Farmers' Market (Wheaton)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.