County · code 38021
Dickey CountyNorth Dakota
Dickey County is a county in North Dakota with its seat in Ellendale. The county was created by Dakota Territory on March 5, 1881, from parts of McPherson, Ransom, and La Moure counties.
- Founded1881
- County seatEllendale
- Land area1,131 sq mi + 11 sq mi water
- Population4,999 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped8,183 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Dickey on the map of North Dakota
North Dakota has 53 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1881 from McPherson County, Ransom County and La Moure County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Dickey County became part of the state of North Dakota on November 2, 1889.
- 1881Dickey County created Dickey created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from McPherson (South Dakota), Ransom, part of Non-County Area 4, part of Non-County Area 12, and part of Non-County Area 5 attached to Ransom; included territory that was part of La Moure before 24 February 1881. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1881, 14th sess., ch. 40/p. 44
- 1889Became part of North Dakota Dickey became a county in the state of North Dakota. · U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676-684 and vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 1548-1549; Swindler, 7:526-527; Van Zandt, 134
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Dickey
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 8,183 parcels from State of North Dakota GIS Hub (NDIT; State Parcel Program, counties as custodians). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 2,716 in all from State of North Dakota — NDGISHUB / ND Department of Emergency Services (owner NDGISHDP-DES).
edited 12 October 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Dickey by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Dickey County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Dickey County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Dickey County
- When was Dickey County founded?
- Dickey County was founded in 1881, formed from McPherson County, Ransom County and La Moure County.
- What is the county seat of Dickey County?
- The county seat of Dickey County is Ellendale.
- Is there an online parcel map for Dickey County?
- Yes. State of North Dakota GIS Hub (NDIT; State Parcel Program, counties as custodians) publishes a parcel map of 8,183 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Dickey County's boundary or name changed?
- Dickey County was created in 1881 from McPherson County, Ransom County and La Moure County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Dickey County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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