Welcome to Ross ...

The city of Ross is located in Mountrail County<1>.

Ross was established in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ross has a population of 117 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Ross is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ross is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Ross lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Ross, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Ross is located in the (701) area code.

The ZIP code for Ross: 58776<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ross had an population of 117 people. This is an increase of 20.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 143.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ross had a population of 97 people. This makes Ross the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Ross represents 0.01% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 277th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 97 people, the population of Ross increased 102.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 48 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Dakota communities named Ross: This one is located in Mountrail County and the other is located in Foster County.

Beyond North Dakota, there are 38 communities that are also named Ross - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota (4), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ross ...

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

• Stanley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
• Tioga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <5>
• Powers Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
  • Powers Lake is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers Lake <5>
• Palermo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
  • Palermo is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <5>
• White Earth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Earth
  • White Earth is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Earth <5>
• Belden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Belden is located in Mountrail County
• Battleview
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
  • Battleview is located in Burke County
• Blaisdell
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaisdell
  • Blaisdell is located in Mountrail County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaisdell <5>
• Four Bears Village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bears Village
  • Four Bears Village is located in McKenzie County
• New Town
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • New Town is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Town <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 Ross. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ross.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ross. 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 Ross.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ross ...

Looking for more information about Ross? 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 Ross, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ross.

Adding Ross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ross 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 Ross was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ross in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Ross post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ross.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ross. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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