Traill County was established 12 Jan 1875 and organized 23 Feb 1875. The first county seat was Goose River which changed its name in Aug 1875 to Caledonia. The county seat was moved in 1896 to Hillsboro to be more centrally located. The county was named for Walter John Strickland Traill (1847-1938), a Canadian who was employed by Hudson Bay and was a prominent citizen during the early days of the county. Area - 861 square miles.
Year | Population | Year | Population |
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1900 | 13107 | 1960 | 10583 |
1910 | 12545 | 1970 | 9571 |
1920 | 12210 | 1980 | 9514 |
1930 | 12600 | 1990 | 8717 |
1940 | 12300 | 1997 | 8630 |
1950 | 11359 | 2000 | 8477 |
Year | County Rank | |
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1970 | 2421 | |
1980 | 2490 | |
1990 | 2534 | |
2000 | 2567 | |
1883 Census - Veterans and Widows
Traill County Veterans
1900 Census - Images
1910 Census - Images
1920 Census - Images
1930 Census - Images
Grooms - (A - K)
Grooms - (L - Z)
Brides - (A - J)
Brides - (K - Z)
Contributed by G Mohn - Aug, 2001.
2007 - 2009 Queries
Archived Traill County Queries
Traill County Miscellaneous Queries
Traill County Lookup Volunteers
obits from "The Fargo Forum" newspaper
Clifford "Prairie Portraits" - Index
Galesburg "Footprints across the Prairie" - Index
"Hatton Diamond Jubilee 1884 - 1959" - Index
"Hatton Centennial 1884 - 1984" - Index
Mayville "Diamond Jubilee 1881-1956" - Index
"Pioneers" - Index
"Portland, 1882-1957" - Index
"Traill County Yesteryears" - Index
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