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Welcome to Mountrail County ...

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

The community of Stanley is the Seat for Mountrail County.

Mountrail County was founded in 1873.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mountrail had a population of 10,545 people. This is an increase of 36.81% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,708 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mountrail represented 1.15% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Mountrail County:

  • New Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Town is located in Mountrail County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
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  • Palermo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Palermo is located in Mountrail County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
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  • Parshall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Parshall is located in Mountrail County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parshall <2>
  • Plaza
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Plaza is located in Mountrail County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
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  • Ross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ross is located in Mountrail County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <2>
  • Southwest Mountrail
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Southwest Mountrail is located in Mountrail County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Stanley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stanley is located in Mountrail County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
  • West Mountrail
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • West Mountrail is located in Mountrail County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • White Earth
    (23 miles [37 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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