Balfour, North Dakota

About Balfour

Balfour, ND is a tiny community located in central North Dakota with an estimated population of 15.

Balfour holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.56 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 27 residents per square mile.

📰 Balfour News Today

• William J Bossert Obituary Mar 24, 2018 Thomas Family Funeral Home · Mar 20
• Sue Ann Locker Obituary Oct 21, 2025 Gilbertson Funeral Home · Oct 21
• View Mamie Arlene Hass's Obituary and express your condolences Legacy obituary · Apr 21
• Balfour, ND Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 28
• Air Force families given the go-ahead for early Christmas decorations after outcry Task & Purpose · Nov 12

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What Makes Balfour Unique

• With 15 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Part of the fabric of North Dakota — one of 406 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

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