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History · Hebron

Hebron’s post office opened in 1885, and 38% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Louis Rehm Barn and the German Evangelical St. Johns Church-Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes Kirche. Its Register listings are the Louis Rehm Barn and the German Evangelical St. Johns Church-Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes Kirche. Below: maps from 1973 on and the census since 1910.

1885first post office
2on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Hebron began

When was Hebron founded?

1885

The Hebron post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Knife River (1885), opened inside today’s city and later closed.

First census: 597 in 19102020 census: 794141 years
Founding year: the first Hebron post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hebron’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hebron are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,412 in 1950; 794 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Hebron’s homes were built before 1953.
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Start Hebron’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hebron’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Hebron, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,400192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,412

Peaked at 1,412 in 1950; 794 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hebron’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Hebron, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hebron yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hebron ( HEE-brən) is a city in Morton County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Bismarck-Mandan". The population was 794 at the 2020 census. Hebron was founded in 1885 and named after the West Bank city of Hebron. The first influx of settlers came from Johannestal, Crimea, in southwestern Russia. Hebron Brick Company was founded in the city.

Its first post office opened in 1885. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 747 to 794 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Hebron, 1885 to 1974

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Post officeThe Hebron post office opens
  3. 1885Post officeThe Knife River post office opens
  4. 1885Post officeThe Knife River post office closes
  5. 20th century
  6. 1906Born hereCarl F. Kraenzel is born here
  7. 1950CensusPopulation peaks at 1,412
  8. 1973On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1974Born hereGwen Sebastian is born here
By decade

Hebron, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Louis Rehm Barn2019Louis Rehm Barn
On the map

Hebron on the map, 1973 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hebron. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hebron on the 1973 USGS mapHebron on the 1981 USGS map1973Hebron sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hebron.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Hebron

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1994
Louis Rehm Barn
German Evangelical St. Johns Church-Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes Kirche
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Gothic Arch1
Gothic Revival1
Louis Rehm BarnGothic Arch
German Evangelical St. Johns Church-Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes KircheGothic Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Hebron

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Gwen SebastianAmerican singer · b. 1974
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Carl F. KraenzelAmerican sociologist · b. 1906
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Hebron’s post office has been open since 1885. Another post office, Knife River, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hebron
1885–today
Knife River
1885–1885
18801950today
8cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hebron
Assembly of GodEnglish Congregational ChurchFirst BaptistFirst Congregational UnitedFirst United Methodist ChurchSaint AnnSaint JohnSeventh Day Adventist

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hebron’s history

What year was Hebron founded?

The Hebron post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Hebron?

Two places: the Louis Rehm Barn (listed 1994) and the German Evangelical St. Johns Church-Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes Kirche (2001).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

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 Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.