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Welcome to McKenzie County ...

Time Zone: The communities of McKenzie County are split between two time zones. Some communities are located in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and they observe daylight saving time. The other communities are located in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and they observe daylight saving time.

The community of Watford City is the Seat for McKenzie County.

McKenzie County was founded in 1905.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McKenzie had a population of 15,024 people. This is an increase of 134.31% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,412 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McKenzie represented 0.95% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in McKenzie County:

  • Alexander
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Arnegard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Central McKenzie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Central McKenzie is located in McKenzie County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • East McKenzie
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the east)
    • East McKenzie is located in McKenzie County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Fort Berthold
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the east)
    • Fort Berthold is located in McKenzie County (ND)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,183 people
  • North McKenzie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North McKenzie is located in McKenzie County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
  • Southeast McKenzie
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Southeast McKenzie is located in McKenzie County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Southwest McKenzie
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Southwest McKenzie is located in McKenzie County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Watford City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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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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