Gardena, North Dakota

About Gardena

Set in the northern part of North Dakota, Gardena is a tiny community counting 23 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Gardena is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.34 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 68 residents per square mile.

📰 Gardena News Today

• Late plays lift North over Banning Gardena Valley News · Sep 17
• Laverna Schlag Obituary Jan 19, 2015 Thomas Family Funeral Home · Mar 20
• Sandra Parizek Minot Daily News · Jan 10
• Dr. Robert Henry Bahmer North Dakota Office of the Governor (.gov) · Jul 1
• Harold Everett Rosenau Obituary Jan 13, 2025 Amundson Funeral and Cremation Service · Jan 13

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What Makes Gardena Unique

• With 23 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 northern 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.

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