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Sargent County
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county in North Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Dakota
- Founded
- April 9, 1883 (created), October 8, 1883 (organized)
- Named after
- H. E. Sargent
- Seat
- Forman
- Largest city
- Gwinner
- Total
- 866.874 sq mi (2,245.19 km )
- Land
- 858.483 sq mi (2,223.46 km )
- Water
- 8.391 sq mi (21.73 km ) 0.97%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,711
- Density
- 4.323/sq mi (1.669/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- At-large
- Website
- sargentnd.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3862
- Area
- 2246
- Official website
- www.sargentnd.com
- Image
- SARGENT COUNTY COURTHOUSE.jpg
- Households
- 1897
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- water as percent of area
- 1
- Commons category
- Sargent County, North Dakota
- native label
- Sargent County
- inception
- 1883-00-00
- per capita income
- 38042
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Article
Sargent County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,862, and was estimated to be 3,711 in 2025. The county seat is Forman and the largest city is Gwinner. The county is named in honor of Homer E. Sargent, a 19th-century general manager of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. The county spans an agricultural region between the James River and Red River valleys in southeastern North Dakota dotted with various sloughs, lakes, and hills. The original home of the Bobcat Company, a manufacturer of farm and construction equipment that still produces a large number of skid-steer loaders at its facility in Gwinner.
History