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North River dates to 1973

Most of North River was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1959 on and the census since 1980.

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How North River began

When was North River founded?

1973

North River dates its founding to 1973 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1980.

First census: 65 in 19802020 census: 5553 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about North River’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 North River are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North River’s history is told.

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The story so far

North River, in brief

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

North River is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 55 at the 2020 census. North River was founded in 1973. It is a suburb/bedroom community directly adjacent to the city of Fargo.

North River was established in 1973. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 56 in 2010, 55 in 2020.

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

North River on the map, 1959 to 1993

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

North River on the 1959 USGS mapNorth River on the 1971 USGS mapNorth River on the 1993 USGS map1959Fargo North 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 North River.

People over time

North River, census by census

0198020002020Peak: 68

Between 55 and 68 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about North River’s history

What year was North River founded?

In 1973, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1980 counted 65 people here.

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.