Welcome to Cathay ...

The city of Cathay is located in Wells County<1>.

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

Cathay was established in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cathay has a population of 39 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Cathay is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Cathay lies within the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cathay had an population of 39 people. This is a decrease of 9.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cathay had a population of 43 people. This makes Cathay the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 43 people, the population of Cathay decreased 23.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 56 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cathay ...

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

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

Communities near Cathay ...

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

• Carrington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
  • Carrington is located in Foster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrington <5>
• New Rockford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rockford
  • New Rockford is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rockford <5>
• Fessenden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
  • Fessenden is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <5>
• Bowdon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <5>
• Sykeston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykeston
  • Sykeston is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykeston <5>
• Hamberg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
  • Hamberg is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <5>
• Barlow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Barlow is located in Foster County
• Bremen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Guptill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
  • Guptill is located in Foster County
• Chaseley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseley
  • Chaseley is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaseley <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 Cathay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cathay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cathay ...

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

Adding Cathay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cathay post office opened in 1893.

We also found Cathay on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cathay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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