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Welcome to Tappen ...

The city of Tappen is located in Kidder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tappen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tappen has a population of 207 people<2> (see below for details).

Tappen is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Tappen: 701

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tappen had an population of 207 people. This is an increase of 5.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tappen had a population of 197 people (or 8.05% of the total population of Kidder County). This makes Tappen the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Tappen represents 0.03% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 206th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 197 people, the population of Tappen decreased 6.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 210 people).

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

Communities Also Named Tappen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tappen - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Tappen ...

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

  • Steele
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Medina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
  • Streeter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Pettibone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettibone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Dawson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Crystal Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Crystal Springs is located in Kidder County
  • Lake Williams
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
    • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
  • Robinson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Robinson is located in Kidder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
  • Cleveland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Woodworth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tappen ...

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

Adding Tappen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tappen post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tappen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Kidder, 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 Tappen.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tappen - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/