Welcome to Regent ...

The city of Regent is located in Hettinger County<1>.

Regent was established in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Regent has a population of 159 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Regent is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Regent is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Regent lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Regent: 701

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Regent had an population of 159 people. This is a decrease of 0.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Regent had a population of 160 people (or 6.46% of the total population of Hettinger County). This makes Regent the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Regent represents 0.02% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 230th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 160 people, the population of Regent decreased 24.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 211 people).

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

Communities Also Named Regent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Regent - they are located in Illinois, Manitoba, Nevada, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Regent ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Regent.

• Mott
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott
  • Mott is located in Hettinger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mott <5>
• New England
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • New England is located in Hettinger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New England <5>
• Lefor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefor
  • Lefor is located in Stark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lefor <5>
• Schefield
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schefield
  • Schefield is located in Stark County
• Bucyrus
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
• Reeder
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
  • Reeder is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeder <5>
• Hettinger
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettinger
  • Hettinger is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hettinger <5>
• New Leipzig
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Leipzig have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Leipzig
  • New Leipzig is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Leipzig <5>
• Gladstone
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Regent ...

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

Adding Regent to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Regent post office opened in 1910.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Regent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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