SMALL North Dakota Cities

Anonymous-0 · Dec 5, 2013

I see Loraine and Perth each have a population of 9. Bergin and Grano are 7 each, and Ruso has 4. Do any of you live near these cities....Are you one of the 36 people?

I would be very interested in knowing more about these, and other cities whose population is less than 10.

Thanks,
Glenn F.

Mike M · Dec 5, 2013

Thinking about moving ?

Glenn/Mn · Dec 5, 2013

Yep Venturia North Dakota

eod4647 · Dec 5, 2013

I'm about 4 miles N of Bergin, about 27 road miles from Ruso. The others are farther away from me. Not much to see when driving by either Bergin or Ruso.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 5, 2013

When I vas driving the truck, North Dakota vas one of my favorite places to travel through.
In my lifetime I have seen little communities dry up and blow away.It saddens me sumvhat,cause I vas raised up near a little village that 60 years ago had a population of aboot 100 folks, back then thar vas 2 grocery stores, a Farm Bureau feed mill, 2 hattcherys, 2 churches, a bank,a fixit shope,doctors office, post office, telephone switchboard, community center, now all is gone.

Fergienewbee · Dec 5, 2013

Not much to see? What about all that open landscape? For me, it would sure beat bumper to bumper idiots around here.

Larry

big fred · Dec 5, 2013

I grew up not far from Perth, but closer to Fonda, with a population at that time (60's) of maybe a dozen at most, and even closer to Nanson with a population of between 1 and 4, depending on the year. Neither Fonda nor Nanson now exist as towns.

GeneMO · Dec 5, 2013

The closest "town" to me is Speed Missouri. I am guessing the population at less than 30.

Gene

jon f mn · Dec 5, 2013

Grew up between Braham Mn. (722) and Grasston Mn.(11) and lived near Grasston til last fall. Sorry it's just 1 over.

js305 · Dec 5, 2013

There are a few of those little towns in west Texas. One had a dispute on the count. It was either 28 or 32, depending on whether they counted who all was in the outhouses at the edge of town at the time of the census. It's a complicated story.

Down close El Paso there is a county that for years had an official population of 32, and 96 registered voters...

omahagreg · Dec 5, 2013

I was born in Bismark! Dad was a preacher at a rural church near Arena. Saw it listed as a ghost town now! Heard how the farmers bought out the elevator and the RR spur, and I think they even bought their own locomotive so they could get their grain to market!

fixerupper · Dec 5, 2013

Bremen North Dakota. I don't think it's incorporated but there are a few houses there. My step-mother grew up on a farm a couple of miles south of Bremen. Jim

1206SWMO · Dec 5, 2013

Heres an interesting website about small towns in North Dakota..
Ghosts Of North Dakota

Anonymous-0 · Dec 5, 2013

Where do you live now Jon?

Glenn F.

Greg K · Dec 5, 2013

Monowi NE, population 1 I believe but its been a while.

Dan T in MO · Dec 5, 2013

Goss, Missouri-up in Monroe County has a 2010 Census population of 1. Beat that, South Dakota!

GeneMO · Dec 5, 2013

How big is Santa Fe?

Gene

55 50 Ron · Dec 5, 2013

I grew up in the Rocklake area, not that far from Perth. When in high school I worked for a farmer who hauled his grain to Perth. Made many trips from farm to Perth with a 1954 Chevrolet truck. 2002 North Dakota official map shows Rocklake at 194. When I lived nearby it was 385.

I"ve recently heard that the entire Towner County (where Perth and Rocklake are) has population of 1800.

Big Fred, I see Fonda still shows up on the ND map in 2013 issue of Rand McNally road atlas. Maza does too and I know for sure it doesn"t exist anymore either.

Dan T in MO · Dec 5, 2013

Oops! Correction, population is down to zero.
Goss, Missouri

Dan T in MO · Dec 5, 2013

According to Google, Santa Fe has 164 residents.

fixerupper · Dec 5, 2013

1206, I looked up Bremen in the book you posted the link to and it showed a pic of the abandoned shell of the bank in that town. That's the bank my stepmom's dad and granddad did business with. She's 90 so she would remember that bank in it's glory days. Jim

moresmoke · Dec 5, 2013

There are about 5 houses a church, a bar, and an elevator in
Bremen still. I lived in the area a few years ago.

Bob · Dec 6, 2013

Hey! My farm is 4 or 5 miles SE of Perth. There's a few folks left there. You want to talk about ABANDONED, let's talk about Arndt... a few miles to the SE of me... Simply put, Arndt AIN'T! Just like Bement, about 1/2 mile east of my farm. NOBODY has lived there for the better part of a hundred year.

55 50 Ron · Dec 6, 2013

5 more very small or "gone" towns in Towner County, ND.
Crocus, Elsberry, Pasha, Brumbaugh, Armourdale, Hansboro

My grand father homesteaded 1/2 mile south of Crocus in 1901.

dej(Jed) · Dec 6, 2013

(quoted from post at 18:39:54 12/05/13) There are a few of those little towns in west Texas. One had a dispute on the count. It was either 28 or 32, depending on whether they counted who all was in the outhouses at the edge of town at the time of the census. It's a complicated story.

Down close El Paso there is a county that for years had an official population of 32, and 96 registered voters...

Clairemont Tx had 200 or so until the water wells collapsed and the rattlesnakes took over. Now just 2 people.

jon f mn · Dec 6, 2013

Pine city, moved bout 5 miles.

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