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Great Bend, North Dakota
City · Population 55 · #275 in North Dakota
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About Great Bend
Set in the southeastern part of North Dakota, Great Bend is a tiny community counting 55 people who proudly call it home.
Great Bend 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 98 residents per square mile.
📰 Great Bend News Today
- Donald E. Prochnow Wahpeton Daily News · Aug 17
- Roselyn "Rose" Schwartz Obituary Apr 25, 2026 - Vertin-Munson Funeral Home & Cremation Service Vertin-Munson Funeral Home & Cremation Service · Apr 25
- Marcella "Marcy" Lees Obituary Jun 17, 2026 Frank Family Funeral Home · Jun 17
- Spring Wheat Planting Slowed by Cold Soil and Wet Fields DTN Progressive Farmer · May 5
- Kansas State survives North Dakota, 38-35 Great Bend Tribune · Sep 1
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What Makes Great Bend Unique
- With 55 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
- Positioned in southeastern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of North Dakota — one of 406 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNorth Dakota
TypeCity
Population (2024)55
Rank in state#275 of 355
Land area0.56 sq mi
Density98/sq mi
Coordinates46.1546, -96.8010