title: List of founding dates of North Dakota incorporated cities
text: # List of founding dates of North Dakota incorporated cities
  
  This list contains the founding dates of North Dakota incorporated cities.
  
  ## 1850
  
  * Pembina
  
  ## 1870
  
  * Grand Forks
  
  ## 1871
  
  * Fargo
  * Wahpeton
  * Walhalla
  
  ## 1872
  
  * Bismarck
  * Jamestown
  
  ## 1874
  
  * Valley City
  
  ## 1875
  
  * Mapleton
  
  ## 1876
  
  * Casselton
  
  ## 1877
  
  * Cavalier
  
  ## 1878
  
  * Buffalo
  * Drayton
  
  ## 1879
  
  * Mandan
  * Sanborn
  * Tower City
  
  ## 1880
  
  * Amenia
  * Dawson
  * Fort Ransom
  * Kindred
  * Lisbon
  * Steele
  * Walcott
  
  ## 1881
  
  * Ardoch
  * Argusville
  * Arthur
  * Bathgate
  * Buxton
  * Colfax
  * Dwight
  * Gardner
  * Grafton
  * Grandin
  * Harwood
  * Hillsboro
  * Hope
  * Hunter
  * Larimore
  * Manvel
  * Mayville
  * Minto
  * Oriska
  * Reynolds
  * St. Thomas
  * Thompson
  
  ## 1882
  
  * Canton
  * Cleveland
  * Cooperstown
  * Crystal
  * Davenport
  * Devils Lake
  * Dickinson
  * Ellendale
  * Galesburg
  * Gladstone
  * Hamilton
  * Horace
  * LaMoure
  * Leonard
  * Neche
  * Page
  * Pingree
  * Pisek
  * Portland
  * Sheldon
  * Stanton
  * Tappen
  * Taylor
  * Washburn
  
  ## 1883
  
  * Ayr
  * Belfield
  * Burlington
  * Carrington
  * Clifford
  * Dazey
  * Elliott
  * Forman
  * Glen Ullin
  * Hannaford
  * Lakota
  * Medora
  * Michigan
  * Milnor
  * New Rockford
  * New Salem
  * Niagara
  * Richardton
  * Sheyenne
  * Sykeston
  
  ## 1884
  
  * Abercrombie
  * Cando
  * Christine
  * Crary
  * Dunseith
  * Fairmount
  * Hatton
  * Inkster
  * Minnewaukan
  * Mooreton
  * Mountain
  * Northwood
  * Park River
  * Petersburg
  
  ## 1885
  
  * Conway
  * Dickey
  * Emerado
  * Hebron
  * Langdon
  * Montpelier
  * Napoleon
  
  ## 1886
  
  * Churchs Ferry
  * Edgeley
  * Hankinson
  * Lidgerwood
  * Ludden
  * Minot
  * Monango
  * Oakes
  * Oberon
  * Rugby
  * Towner
  * Verona
  
  ## 1887
  
  * Ashley
  * Barton
  * Berlin
  * Bottineau
  * Buchanan
  * Cayuga
  * Edingburg
  * Forest River
  * Gilby
  * Havana
  * Knox
  * Leeds
  * Milton
  * New England
  * Osnabrock
  * Rutland
  * Williston
  * York
  
  ## 1888
  
  * Bisbee
  * Des Lacs
  * Fullerton
  * Great Bend
  * Rolla
  * St. John
  * White Earth
  
  ## 1889
  
  * Brinsmade
  * Willow City
  
  ## 1890
  
  * Berwick
  * Cogswell
  * Hoople
  
  ## 1891
  
  * Enderlin
  * Fingal
  
  ## 1892
  
  * Kensal
  * Kulm
  * Leal
  * Omemee
  * Wimbledon
  
  ## 1893
  
  * Cathay
  * Courtenay
  * Fessenden
  * Harvey
  * Mantador
  * Maza
  * Portal
  
  ## 1895
  
  * Donnybrook
  
  ## 1896
  
  * Aneta
  * Finley
  * Sharon
  
  ## 1897
  
  * Hannah
  * Kenmare
  * Perth
  * Rogers
  * Velva
  * Wales
  
  ## 1898
  
  * Anamoose
  * Bowbells
  * Carpio
  * Lehr
  * Martin
  * Sawyer
  * Wishek
  
  ## 1899
  
  * Balfour
  * Barney
  * Binford
  * Bowdon
  * Braddock
  * Linton
  * McHenry
  * Medina
  * Wilton
  * Wyndmere
  
  ## 1900
  
  * Alice
  * Berthold
  * Flaxton
  * Granville
  * Kathryn
  * Litchville
  * Surrey
  
  ## 1901
  
  * Brocket
  * Edmore
  * Esmond
  * Goodrich
  * Gwinner
  * Maddock
  * Marion
  * Mohall
  * Nome
  * Souris
  * Venturia
  * Voltaire
  
  ## 1902
  
  * Beach
  * Drake
  * Hague
  * Hazelton
  * Lawton
  * Omemee (disincorported c. 1990)
  * Palermo
  * Ray
  * Ross
  * Sentinel Butte
  * Stanley
  * Starkweather
  * Strasburg
  * Tioga
  * Wheelock
  * Zeeland
  
  ## 1903
  
  * Center
  * Deering
  * Flasher
  * Fort Yates
  * Glenburn
  * Hampden
  * Hurdsfield
  * Lansford
  * Spring Brook
  * Underwood
  * Westhope
  
  ## 1904
  
  * Gackle
  * Landa
  * Mott
  * Munich
  * Sherwood
  
  ## 1905
  
  * Adams
  * Alexander
  * Alsen
  * Antler
  * Bantry
  * Bergen
  * Calio
  * Calvin
  * Coleharbor
  * Egeland
  * Epping
  * Fairdale
  * Forbes
  * Fordville
  * Fredonia
  * Gardena
  * Garrison
  * Grano
  * Hansboro
  * Jud
  * Kramer
  * Lankin
  * Loma
  * Maxbass
  * McClusky
  * Mercer
  * Merricourt
  * Mylo
  * Nekoma
  * Newburg
  * Overly
  * Rocklake
  * Rolette
  * Russell (disincorporated 1996)
  * Sarles
  * Streeter
  * Tolley
  * Turtle Lake
  * Upham
  * Wolford
  
  ## 1906
  
  * Almont
  * Ambrose
  * Benedict
  * Butte
  * Columbus
  * Crosby
  * Douglas
  * Danzig ( disincorporated 2000)
  * Max
  * McVille
  * Pekin
  * Plaza
  * Ruso
  * Ryder
  * Tolna
  
  ## 1907
  
  * Bowman
  * Gascoyne
  * Haynes
  * Hettinger
  * Larson
  * Lignite
  * Loraine
  * Marmarth
  * Noonan
  * Reeder
  * Scranton
  * Warwick
  
  ## 1908
  
  * Bucyrus
  * Kief
  * Rhame
  * South Heart
  
  ## 1909
  
  * Powers Lake
  
  ## 1910
  
  * Carson
  * Elgin
  * Grace City
  * Leith
  * New Leipzig
  * Pettibone
  * Regent
  * Solen
  * Wildrose
  
  ## 1911
  
  * Amidon
  * Makoti
  * Pillsbury
  * Regan
  * Robinson
  * Tuttle
  * Wing
  * Woodworth
  
  ## 1912
  
  * Balta
  * Glenfield
  * Hamberg
  * Karlsruhe
  * Luverne
  * Selfridge
  
  ## 1913
  
  * Arnegard
  * Beulah
  * Fortuna
  * Golden Valley
  * Hazen
  * Rawson
  * Zap
  
  ## 1914
  
  * Dunn Center
  * Halliday
  * Killdeer
  * Parshall
  * Watford City
  
  ## 1915
  
  * Dodge
  * Golva
  
  ## 1916
  
  * Alamo
  * Grenora
  * Hanks
  * Wabek
  
  ## 1918
  
  * Riverside
  
  ## 1926
  
  * West Fargo
  
  ## 1946
  
  * Pick City
  * Riverdale
  
  ## 1953
  
  * New Town
  
  ## 1959
  
  * Sibley
  
  ## 1973
  
  * Briarwood
  * North River
  * Reile's Acres
  
  ## 1975
  
  * Prairie Rose
  
  ## 1976
  
  * Frontier
  
  ## 1977
  
  * Lincoln
  
  ## 1988
  
  * Oxbow
  