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Welcome to Gwinner ...

The city of Gwinner is located in Sargent County<1>.

Gwinner was established in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gwinner has a population of 946 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Gwinner is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Gwinner: 701

The ZIP code for Gwinner: 58040<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gwinner had an population of 946 people. This is an increase of 25.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gwinner had a population of 753 people (or 19.75% of the total population of Sargent County). This makes Gwinner the county's most populous community.

The population of Gwinner represents 0.11% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 87th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 753 people, the population of Gwinner increased 5.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 717 people).

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

Communities near Gwinner ...

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

  • Lisbon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Milnor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rutland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cogswell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Havana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Elliott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliott is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Cayuga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlem ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlem is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Stirum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stirum is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum

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 Gwinner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gwinner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gwinner. 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 Gwinner.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gwinner ...

Looking for more information about Gwinner? 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 Gwinner, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gwinner.

Adding Gwinner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gwinner 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 (so far) for Gwinner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gwinner post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gwinner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Sargent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gwinner.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gwinner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Gwinner). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gwinner or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/