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Welcome to Monango ...

The city of Monango is located in Dickey County<1>.

Monango was established in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Monango has a population of 37 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Code for Monango: 701

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Monango had an population of 37 people. This is an increase of 2.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 32.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Monango had a population of 36 people. This makes Monango the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 36 people, the population of Monango increased 28.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 28 people).

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

Communities near Monango ...

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

  • Winship
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
  • Ellendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • LaMoure
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgeley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kulm
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kulm is located in LaMoure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulm <4>
  • Fullerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Forbes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Berlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Merricourt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
  • Silverleaf
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monango ...

Looking for more information about Monango? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Monango, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Monango.

Adding Monango to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monango 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 Monango was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Monango post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monango.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Dickey, 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 Monango.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monango - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/