General Info
Walsh County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,119. Its county seat is Grafton. Walsh County was created by the 1881 territorial legislature and organized on August 30, 1881 from the northern parts of Grand Forks County and southern parts of Pembina County. It is named in honor of George H. Walsh (1845–1913), a newspaperman and politician in Grand Forks. Grafton became the county seat in 1881.