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Welcome to Williams County ...

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

The community of Williston is the Seat for Williams County.

Williams County was founded in 1890.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Williams had a population of 37,589 people. This is an increase of 66.4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,589 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williams represented 3.36% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Williams County:

  • Alamo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Alamo is located in Williams County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
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  • Cow Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cow Creek is located in Williams County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Epping
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Epping is located in Williams County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
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  • Grenora
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grenora is located in Williams County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
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  • Ray
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ray is located in Williams County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
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  • Springbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Springbrook is located in Williams County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Tioga
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Tioga is located in Williams County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
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  • Wildrose
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Williston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston is located in Williams County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,749 people
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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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