Welcome to Killdeer ...

The city of Killdeer is located in Dunn County<1>.

The location of Killdeer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Killdeer was established in 1914.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Killdeer has a population of 1,144 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Killdeer is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Killdeer is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Killdeer lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Killdeer and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Killdeer lies within the (701) area code.

Websites for Killdeer ...

Official Website: www.killdeer.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Killdeer had an population of 1,144 people. This is an increase of 52.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 60.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Killdeer had a population of 751 people (which is 21.24% of the total population of Dunn County). This makes Killdeer the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Killdeer represents 0.11% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 751 people, the population of Killdeer increased 5.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 713 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Killdeer.

Communities Also Named Killdeer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Killdeer - it's located in Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Killdeer.

Communities near Killdeer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Killdeer.

• Halliday
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
  • Halliday is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halliday <5>
• Dunn Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Center
  • Dunn Center is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn Center <5>
• Manning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Manning is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <5>
• Grassy Butte
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Butte
  • Grassy Butte is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grassy Butte <5>
• Fairfield
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Billings County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Mandaree
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandaree
  • Mandaree is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandaree <5>
• Marshall
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• New Hradec
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hradec
  • New Hradec is located in Dunn County
  • Former name for New Hradec:
  • Novy Hradec
• Twin Buttes
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
  • Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
• Dodge
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Dodge is located in Dunn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Killdeer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Killdeer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Killdeer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Killdeer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Killdeer. See our Newspapers Page for Killdeer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Killdeer ...

Looking for more information about Killdeer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Killdeer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Killdeer.

Adding Killdeer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Killdeer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Killdeer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Killdeer post office opened in 1915.

We also found Killdeer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Killdeer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Killdeer: www.killdeer.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/