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Welcome to Burke County ...

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

The community of Bowbells is the Seat for Burke County.

Burke County was founded in 1910.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Burke had a population of 2,115 people. This is an increase of 7.31% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,971 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burke represented 0.29% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Burke County:

  • Bowbells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flaxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lignite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Burke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Burke is located in Burke County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Portal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Portal is located in Burke County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <2>
  • Powers Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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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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