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Welcome to McHenry County ...

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

The community of Towner is the Seat for McHenry County.

McHenry County was founded in 1873.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McHenry had a population of 5,745 people. This is an increase of 6.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,402 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McHenry represented 0.8% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in McHenry County:

  • Anamoose
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Balfour
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Bantry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bantry is located in McHenry County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
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  • Bergen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bergen is located in McHenry County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Deering
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deering is located in McHenry County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
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  • Drake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Drake is located in McHenry County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
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  • East McHenry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • East McHenry is located in McHenry County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Granville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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    • Karlsruhe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Kief
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kief is located in McHenry County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
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    • Northeast McHenry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Northeast McHenry is located in McHenry County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Towner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Towner is located in McHenry County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
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    • Upham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Upham is located in McHenry County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
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    • Velva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Velva is located in McHenry County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
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    • Voltaire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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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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