The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusDouglas is a city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 93 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area. Douglas was founded in 1906. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, multiple business buildings on Main Street were demolished. Between 2005 and 2009, the school was razed for an unknown reason. Today, the town is a shell of its former self, with a bar being the only business left in operation.
Douglas was established in 1906. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 64 to 93 (+45%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Douglas yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Douglas’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Douglas’s history is told.
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Nothing in Douglas is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Douglas has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Wabek Consolidated School in Plaza, 22.4 miles away.
Douglas and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.