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The Kidder County Courthouse is located at 120 East Broadway, Kidder, ND 58482; phone: 701-475-2632.
Kidder County was organized in 1881; Steele was designated as the county seat the following year. The county is named for Jefferson P. Kidder [1815-1883] who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives [1875-1879] from the Dakota Territory (district-at-large).