Welcome to McHenry ...

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

McHenry was established in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McHenry has a population of 53 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of McHenry is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

McHenry is within the (701) area code.

The ZIP code for McHenry: 58464<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McHenry had an population of 53 people. This is a decrease of 5.36% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McHenry had a population of 56 people. This makes McHenry the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 56 people, the population of McHenry decreased 21.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 71 people).

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

Communities Also Named McHenry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McHenry - they are located in California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi and Virginia.

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

Communities near McHenry ...

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

• Binford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
  • Binford is located in Griggs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binford <6>
• Tolna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
  • Tolna is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolna <6>
• Glenfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
  • Glenfield is located in Foster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenfield <6>
• Pekin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <6>
• Grace City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
  • Grace City is located in Foster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <6>
• Sutton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Sutton is located in Griggs County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <6>
• Brantford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
  • Brantford is located in Eddy County
• Jessie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
  • Jessie is located in Griggs County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessie <6>
• Hamar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
  • Hamar is located in Eddy County
• Kensal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensal
  • Kensal is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensal <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McHenry ...

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

Adding McHenry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McHenry post office opened in 1899.

We also found McHenry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McHenry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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