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Welcome to Richland County ...

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

The community of Wahpeton is the Seat for Richland County.

Richland County was founded in 1873.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Richland had a population of 16,177 people. This is a decrease of 0.92% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,327 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richland represented 2.43% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Richland County:

  • Abercrombie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Barney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Barney is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
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  • Christine
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Christine is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
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  • Colfax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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    • Colfax is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
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  • Dwight
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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    • Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Fairmount
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Great Bend is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
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  • Hankinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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    • Lidgerwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lidgerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Lidgerwood is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lidgerwood <2>
    • Mantador
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantador have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Mantador is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantador <2>
    • Mooreton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wahpeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
      • Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
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    • Walcott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Walcott is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
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    • Wyndmere
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
 

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