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Welcome to Barnes County ...

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

The community of Valley City is the Seat for Barnes County.

Barnes County was founded in 1875.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Barnes had a population of 10,415 people. This is a decrease of 5.87% since the last Census (which gave a population of 11,065 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Barnes represented 1.65% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Barnes County:

  • Dazey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dazey is located in Barnes County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
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  • Fingal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fingal is located in Barnes County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
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  • Kathryn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Leal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leal is located in Barnes County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Litchville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Nome
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nome is located in Barnes County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
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  • Oriska
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oriska is located in Barnes County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
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  • Pillsbury
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pillsbury is located in Barnes County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
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    • Rogers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogers is located in Barnes County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
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    • Sanborn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sibley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sibley is located in Barnes County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Valley City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wimbledon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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