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<br />Surrounding Counties <br /> <br />Eight counties surround Cass County, five in North Dakota and three to the east of the <br />Red River in Minnesota (Figure 2.4). The five North Dakotan counties have very similar <br />population characteristics of the state. All experienced growth during the first quarter of <br />the 1900s (Figure 2.5), but their populations have been in a state of decline since the <br />1930s. The average total population loss during the 19th century was 2,012 residents, <br />averaging -0.24% decrease (Table 2.3). The three Minnesota counties faired better, with <br />an average growth of over 8,200 residents in the last century. However, closer inspection <br /> <br />shows only Clay County, directly to the east ofCass County, experienced growth with its <br />population almost tripling in size over 100 years. Norman and Wilkin both suffered <br />population losses of -50.54% and -11.66% respectively, between the 1900 and 2000 <br />censuses (u.S. Bureau ofthe Census, Decennial Censuses). <br /> <br />23 <br />