Ross, North Dakota

About Ross

Ross is a tiny community in northwestern North Dakota counting 88 people who proudly call it home.

Ross holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.29 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 303 residents per square mile.

📰 Ross News Today

• Wilbert Ross Obituary Dec 31, 2025 - Eddy Funeral Home | Williams-Lisko Funeral Home Eddy Funeral Home · Dec 31
• Bonnie Lea Ross Williston Herald · May 14
• Sources: North Dakota State in serious discussions to join Mountain West as football-only member Yahoo Sports · Feb 6
• Roger Evans Obituary (2026) - Stanley, ND - Springan Stevenson Funeral Home - Stanley Legacy | Obituary · Jan 23
• Charles Ross III, North Dakota State Bison, Running Back 247Sports · Aug 15

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What Makes Ross Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Ross — but the North Dakota one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
• With 88 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 northwestern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

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