Perth, North Dakota

About Perth

Perth is a tiny community in northern North Dakota with an estimated population of 6.

Perth holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.13 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 46 residents per square mile.

📰 Perth News Today

• View Gladys Freund's Obituary and express your condolences Legacy | Obituary · Dec 14
• Judy G. Boe Obituary Jul 11, 2025 Gilbertson Funeral Home · Jul 11
• Lenore Grann Boulger Funeral Home · May 23
• Arlene Swenson Obituary Oct 12, 2023 Askew Funeral Home | Langdon, ND · Oct 12
• Marlin "Jake" Leroy Jacobson Obituary Jul 21, 2024 Amundson Funeral and Cremation Service · Jul 21

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What Makes Perth Unique

• The only place in America named Perth — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.13 sq mi.
• With 6 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

• 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 11 miles.

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