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Traill County history

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
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

1970 2421

1980 2490

1990 2534

2000 2567

Year	County Rank
1970	2421
1980	2490
1990	2534
2000	2567

BLM Records - Traill County

1880 Census - Images

1883 Census - Veterans and Widows
Traill County Veterans

1900 Census - Images
1910 Census - Images
1920 Census - Images
1930 Census - Images

Traill County Marriage Records

(1876 - 1899)

Grooms - (A - K)
Grooms - (L - Z)

Brides - (A - J)
Brides - (K - Z)

Contributed by G Mohn - Aug, 2001.

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Archived Traill County Queries
Traill County Miscellaneous Queries

Traill County Lookup Volunteers

obits from "The Fargo Forum" newspaper

Traill County Cemetery Index

Surnames

"Buxton Centennial 1880 - 1980" - Index

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

Traill County Historical Society
306 W. Caledonia Ave.
P. O. Box 173
Hillsboro, ND 58045-0173
701-436-5959

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