County · code 38081
Sargent CountyNorth Dakota
Sargent County is a county in North Dakota with its seat in Forman. It was created on April 9, 1883, and became a county of the state of North Dakota in 1889.
- Founded1883
- County seatForman
- Land area858 sq mi + 8.4 sq mi water
- Population3,862 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped8,962 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Sargent 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 1883 from Ransom County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Sargent County was created by Dakota Territory from Ransom County and parts of Indian reservations in 1883. It became a county of the state of North Dakota on November 2, 1889.
- 1883Sargent County created Sargent created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from Ransom, Non-County Area 5 attached to Ransom, Non-County Area 14, and part of the Wahpeton and Sisseton Indian Reserve. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., chs. 32-33/pp. 48-50
- 1889Became part of North Dakota Sargent 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 Sargent
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 8,962 parcels from Sargent County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 2,201 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
Sargent 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
Sargent County's official site
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County government
- County government
The official website of Sargent County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Sargent 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 Sargent County
- When was Sargent County founded?
- Sargent County was founded in 1883, formed from Ransom County.
- What is the county seat of Sargent County?
- The county seat of Sargent County is Forman.
- Is there an online parcel map for Sargent County?
- Yes. Sargent County publishes a parcel map of 8,962 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Sargent County's boundary or name changed?
- Sargent County was created in 1883 from Ransom 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 Sargent 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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