Welcome to Deering ...

The city of Deering is located in McHenry County<1>.

The location of Deering has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Deering was established in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deering has a population of 116 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Deering is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Deering: (701)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deering had an population of 116 people. This is an increase of 18.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deering had a population of 98 people. This makes Deering the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Deering represents 0.01% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 276th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 98 people, the population of Deering decreased 16.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 118 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Deering.

Communities Also Named Deering ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Deering - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine (2), Missouri, New Hampshire and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deering.

Communities near Deering ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deering.

• Minot
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
  • Minot is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minot <5>
• Surrey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Surrey is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrey <5>
• Burlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
• Glenburn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenburn <5>
• Granville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <5>
• Upham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham
  • Upham is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upham <5>
• Rising ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
  • Rising is located in McHenry County
• Ruthville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Ruthville is located in Ward County
• Genoa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in McHenry County
• Russell
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Bottineau County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Deering. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deering.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deering. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deering.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deering. See our Newspapers Page for Deering.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deering ...

Looking for more information about Deering? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Deering, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Deering.

Adding Deering to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deering in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Deering was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Deering post office opened in 1903.

We also found Deering on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deering.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deering. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/