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Welcome to Ramsey County ...

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

The community of Devils Lake is the Seat for Ramsey County.

Ramsey County was founded in 1873.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ramsey had a population of 11,519 people. This is an increase of 0.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 11,450 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ramsey represented 1.7% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Ramsey County:

  • Brocket
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Churchs Ferry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Crary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crary is located in Ramsey County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <2>
  • Devils Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Edmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Edmore is located in Ramsey County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <2>
  • Hampden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Lawton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lawton is located in Ramsey County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <2>
  • Starkweather
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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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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