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Welcome to Slope County ...

Time Zone: Slope County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Amidon is the Seat for Slope County.

Slope County was founded in 1915.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Slope had a population of 750 people. This is an increase of 2.46% since the last Census (which gave a population of 732 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Slope represented 0.11% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Slope County:

  • Amidon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Slope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Slope is located in Slope County (ND)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
  • Deep Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Creek is located in Slope County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Marmarth
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Northeast Slope UT
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Northeast Slope UT is located in Slope County (ND)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 73 people
  • Northwest Slope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Northwest Slope is located in Slope County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • West Slope
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • West Slope is located in Slope County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people

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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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