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Berthold’s post office opened in 1900, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

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When was Berthold founded?

1900

The Berthold post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 490126 years
Founding year: the first Berthold post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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Berthold, in brief

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Berthold is a city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 490 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1900. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 454 to 490 (+8%).

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What year was Berthold founded?

The Berthold post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.