Hettinger County, ND borders Adams near Mott metropolitan centre yielding a 2020 estimated population standing of 2,067 making it the 15th most populous county located in North Dakota overall. Its county seat is Mott with other towns include Regent & New England-Mott itself equates out to Hettinger's largestcity aside from noted country seat. This area had been established from Adams and Billings Counties back in 1909 when local residents petitioned for new administrative boundaries - posthumously named after North Dakota judge Joseph H Hettinger first representing region prior era William McKinley .