Welcome to Kief ...

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

Kief was established in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kief has a population of 14 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Kief is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kief lies within the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kief had an population of 14 people. This is an increase of 7.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kief had a population of 13 people. This makes Kief the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13 people, the population of Kief has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 13 people).

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

Communities near Kief ...

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

• Drake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Drake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <5>
• Anamoose
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamoose
  • Anamoose is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamoose <5>
• Karlsruhe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karlsruhe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlsruhe
  • Karlsruhe is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karlsruhe <5>
• Butte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
• Martin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <5>
• Voltaire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voltaire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voltaire
  • Voltaire is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voltaire <5>
• Balfour
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balfour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
  • Balfour is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balfour <5>
• Bergen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
  • Bergen is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
• Ruso
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso
  • Ruso is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruso <5>
• Guthrie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in McHenry 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 Kief. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kief.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kief ...

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

Adding Kief to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kief 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 Kief was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kief post office opened in 1909.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kief.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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