Eddy County, ND neighbors Nelson near New Rockford metropolitan centre granting an estimated 2020 census population standing at 3,224 making it the 17th most populous county located in North Dakota overall. Its county seat is New Rockford with other cities include Sheyenne & Litchville- New Rockford itself equates out to Eddy’s biggesttown aside from noted country seat. This area had been formed from Stutsman and Foster Counties back in 1883 when local citizens petitioned for new administrative boundaries - posthumously named after Charles E Eddy Pennsylvania statesman first representing region prior era Benjamin Harrison .