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Welcome to McLean County ...

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

The community of Washburn is the Seat for McLean County.

McLean County was founded in 1883.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McLean had a population of 9,450 people. This is an increase of 5.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,998 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McLean represented 1.34% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in McLean County:

  • Benedict
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Butte
    (31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Butte is located in McLean County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Coleharbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • East McLean
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • East McLean is located in McLean County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Fort Berthold
    (38 miles [61.2 km] to the west)
    • Fort Berthold is located in McLean County (ND)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 668 people
  • Garrison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Max
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Max is located in McLean County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
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  • Mercer
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mercer is located in McLean County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
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    • North Central McLean
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Central McLean is located in McLean County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Riverdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruso is located in McLean County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
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    • South McLean
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South McLean is located in McLean County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Turtle Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Underwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Underwood is located in McLean County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Washburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West McLean
      (32 miles [51.5 km] to the west)
      • West McLean is located in McLean County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Wilton
      (35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilton is located in McLean County (ND)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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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