Welcome to Amidon ...

The city of Amidon is located in Slope County<1> and is the County Seat for Slope County.

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

Amidon was established in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Amidon has a population of 23 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Amidon is 2,900 feet [884 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Amidon is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Amidon: (701)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Amidon had an population of 23 people. This is an increase of 15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Amidon had a population of 20 people. This makes Amidon the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20 people, the population of Amidon decreased 23.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 26 people).

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

Communities near Amidon ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Amidon.

• Bowman
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Bowman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Former names for Bowman:
  • Eden
  • Lowden
  • Twin Buttes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <5>
• New England
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • New England is located in Hettinger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New England <5>
• Rhame
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhame have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhame
  • Rhame is located in Bowman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhame <5>
• Scranton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Bowman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <5>
• Schefield
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schefield
  • Schefield is located in Stark County
• Fryburg
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
  • Fryburg is located in Billings County
• Gascoyne
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gascoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gascoyne
  • Gascoyne is located in Bowman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
• Belfield
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfield
  • Belfield is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfield <5>
• South Heart
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Heart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heart
  • South Heart is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Heart <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 Amidon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amidon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amidon ...

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

Adding Amidon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amidon 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 Amidon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Amidon post office opened in 1911.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amidon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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