Welcome to Mandan ...

The city of Mandan is located in Morton County<1> and is the County Seat for Morton County.

Mandan was established in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mandan has a population of 22,670 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Mandan is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Mandan: 701

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mandan had an population of 22,670 people. This is an increase of 23.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mandan had a population of 18,331 people (which is 66.49% of the total population of Morton County). This makes Mandan the county's most populous community.

The population of Mandan represents 2.73% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,331 people, the population of Mandan increased 9.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,718 people).

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

Communities Also Named Mandan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mandan - it's located in Michigan.

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

Websites for Mandan ...

Official Website: www.cityofmandan.com/

Communities near Mandan ...

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

• Lincoln
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Burleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for On-a-Slant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
  • On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
• Bismarck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Burleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <5>
• Double Ditch Indian Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Ditch Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Ditch Indian Village
  • Double Ditch Indian Village is located in Burleigh County
• Lyons
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Morton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
• Sweet Briar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweet Briar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
  • Sweet Briar is located in Morton County
• Apple Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
• Saint Anthony
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
  • Saint Anthony is located in Morton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <5>
• Menoken
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
  • Menoken is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menoken <5>
• Huff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Huff is located in Morton 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 Mandan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mandan.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mandan. Our list includes 26 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mandan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mandan ...

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

Adding Mandan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mandan 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 Mandan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Mandan post office opened in 1879.

We also found Mandan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mandan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mandan: www.cityofmandan.com/

The official website for Morton County: www.co.morton.nd.us/

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