Welcome to Medina ...

The city of Medina is located in Stutsman County<1>.

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

Medina was established in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Medina has a population of 293 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Medina is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Medina is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Medina had an population of 293 people. This is a decrease of 4.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Medina had a population of 308 people. This makes Medina the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Medina represents 0.05% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 159th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 308 people, the population of Medina decreased 8.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 335 people).

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

Communities Also Named Medina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Medina - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota (2), New York, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Medina ...

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

• Tappen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappen
  • Tappen is located in Kidder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappen <5>
• Streeter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
  • Streeter is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streeter <5>
• Cleveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Pettibone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettibone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettibone
  • Pettibone is located in Kidder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettibone <5>
• Woodworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Woodworth is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <5>
• Crystal Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Crystal Springs is located in Kidder County
• Windsor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Stutsman County
• Gackle
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gackle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gackle
  • Gackle is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gackle <5>
• Dawson
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Dawson is located in Kidder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <5>
• Lake Williams
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
  • Lake Williams is located in Kidder 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 Medina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medina.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Medina. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Medina.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medina ...

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

Adding Medina to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Medina post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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