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History · Stanton

Stanton’s post office opened in 1882, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Stanton began

When was Stanton founded?

1882

The Stanton post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1883.

2020 census: 368144 years
Founding year: the first Stanton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1883.

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Stanton, in brief

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Stanton is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Mercer County. The population was 368 at the 2020 census. Stanton was founded in 1883 and became the county seat when Mercer County organized in 1884. Stanton is home to the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, which houses a Hidatsa earth lodge and three abandoned villages. One of these, Awatixa, is believed to be the former home of Sakakawea.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 366 in 2010, 368 in 2020.

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

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Stanton, decade by decade

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Questions about Stanton’s history

What year was Stanton founded?

The Stanton post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1883.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.