2008 · Dawson, North Dakota 6-10-2008 (cropped) · Wikimedia Commons
Dawson’s story
146 years in pictures
2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1880Dawson is settled
- 2008Dawson, North Dakota 6-10-2008 (cropped)
DawsonND
A town of 72, settled in 1880.
Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
72
residents
Median home value
$163K
Census ACS
Median age
56.7
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town
72 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dawson. Another town gets a different order.
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Dawson has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
49″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter4–23°
Spring29–52°
Summer55–80°
Fall32–55°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Dawson is
Dawson beats the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Dawson | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 76.3% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 85.4% | 82.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 6.1% |
South Central Health
43.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
About Dawson
City in North Dakota, United States
Dawson is a city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 74 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 76 in 2025. Dawson has a veteran's memorial wall to honor soldiers in foreign wars.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1880
- Population
- 74
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,752 ft
- ZIP code
- 58428
- Area code
- 701
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