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Ruthville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ruthville had a population of 151. The town was named after Ruth Mackenroth during the Depression, and consisted of a grocery Store, and gas station for area farmers.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 191 to 151 (-21%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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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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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 →
