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Cavalier

A township of 540 people in Pembina County, North Dakota
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Conserved land1.5%670 of 44,939 acres
Trails37 mi0.5 mi per sq mi
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Pembina County Courthousec. 1912
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Pembina County Courthouse, c. 1912

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About Cavalier

City in North Dakota, United States
1875Established
1,246Population
0.8 sq miArea
886 ftElevation

Cavalier is the largest city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Pembina County. The population was 1,246 at the 2020 census. Cavalier was founded in 1875 and became the county seat in 1911. Icelandic State Park is located 6 miles west of Cavalier, is also home to Lake Renwick. Although there is the county to the west of Pembina named Cavalier County, Cavalier is not located in nearby Cavalier County. The Tongue River flows past Cavalier and Cavalier Space Force Station is located approximately 14 miles southwest of the city.

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Town numbers

ZIP code58220
Area code701
Living in Cavalier

Housing in Cavalier

$172K▲ 11.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cavalier home is worth about $172,000, up 11.5% in a year, 41% below the North Dakota typical home.

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Most working residents leave Cavalier for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Cavalier (30%), Grafton (7%) and Fargo (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Cavalier
30%
Grafton
7%
Fargo
7%
Pembina
6%
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Health in Cavalier

B−

Health Grade B−

Healthier than 50% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 75% of towns with similar incomes.

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2better than ND·12worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 4.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 31.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 58220, 58265, 58241 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Cavalier →

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Cavalier has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to -3°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

17° / 1°Winter
50° / 29°Spring
78° / 55°Summer
52° / 33°Fall
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Nearest: Cavalier Public LibraryCavalier · 3.6 miles · 32 hrs a week

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Where Cavalier is

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Locator map of Cavalier
Wikimedia Commons · Map: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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