Grant County /

Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of 2010, the population was 2,394. Its county seat is Carson. Until November 23, 1916, Grant County was a part of Morton County. Grant County was named in honor of General Ulysses S. Grant. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,666 square miles (4,314.9 km), of which 1,659 square miles (4,296.8 km) is land and 6 square miles (15.5 km) (0.39%) is water. Lake Tschida, a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reservoir and recreation area on the Heart River, is the county's largest body of water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,841 people, 1,195 households, and 800 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,722 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.90% White, 1.72% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 73.7% were of German, 7.9% Norwegian and 5.2% American ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 1,195 households out of which 25.10% had children