Fairdale, North Dakota

About Fairdale

Fairdale, ND is a tiny community located in northeastern North Dakota with an estimated population of 27.

Officially, Fairdale is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.32 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 84 residents per square mile.

📰 Fairdale News Today

• David John Torgerson Obituary Apr 4, 2026 Tollefson Funeral Home · Apr 4
• Fairdale, ND Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 1
• Bonlyn Speidel Obituary - Mesa, AZ Dignity Memorial · Dec 11
• Terrance L. Thorvilson Obituary Aug 28, 2025 Tollefson Funeral Home · Aug 28
• Dakota Diners: Fairdale Café Prairie Public Broadcasting · Sep 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fairdale Unique

• With 27 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northeastern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairdale

• Fairdale Slough National Waterfowl Production Area reviews ★
• National Waterfowl Production Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fairdale

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