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A town of 360, settled in 1880.

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Population
360
residents
Median home value
$178K
Census ACS
Household income
$96K
median
Median age
33.8
years
Jobs based here
86
A commuter town
Small town

360 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 66° · L 56°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Buxton

Most working residents leave Buxton for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Grand Forks (28%), Fargo (10%) and Hatton (8%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Buxton4%
Grand Forks28%
Fargo10%
Hatton8%
Stavanger7%
22 mi
median commute distance
86
jobs based in Buxton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.

32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailCold waves
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Buxton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to -1°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–20°
Spring31–52°
Summer56–79°
Fall34–54°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
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Health

How healthy Buxton is

Buxton tracks North Dakota closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Sanford Mayville
12.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Buxton for work

Where Buxton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Grand Forks Grand Forks 28% 10% → Fargo Fargo 10% 8% → Hatton Hatton 8% 7% → Stavanger Stavanger 7% 5% → Mayville Mayville 5% 3% → East Grand Forks East Grand Forks 3% Buxton · 4% stay
86jobs based in Buxton
4%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Buxton, North Dakota sign
2007 · Buxton, North Dakota sign · Wikimedia Commons
Buxton’s story

146 years in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Buxton

City in North Dakota, United States

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Buxton is a city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 348 at the 2020 census. Buxton was founded in 1880.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1880
Population
348
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
932 ft
ZIP code
58218
Area code
701

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