Welcome to Munich ...

The city of Munich is located in Cavalier County<1>.

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

Munich was established in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Munich has a population of 194 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Munich is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Munich is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Munich had an population of 194 people. This is a decrease of 7.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Munich had a population of 210 people (or 5.27% of the total population of Cavalier County). This makes Munich the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Munich represents 0.03% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 201st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 210 people, the population of Munich decreased 21.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 268 people).

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

Communities near Munich ...

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

• Starkweather
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkweather
  • Starkweather is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkweather <5>
• Hampden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <5>
• Alsen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
  • Alsen is located in Cavalier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alsen <5>
• Wales
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
  • Wales is located in Cavalier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wales <5>
• Egeland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeland
  • Egeland is located in Towner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egeland <5>
• Calio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calio
  • Calio is located in Cavalier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
• Calvin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Calvin is located in Cavalier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <5>
• Loma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
  • Loma is located in Cavalier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Saint Joe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Saint Joe is located in Ramsey County
• Dresden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Cavalier 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 Munich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Munich.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Munich ...

Looking for more information about Munich? 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 Munich, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Munich.

Adding Munich to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Munich post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munich.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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