The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFlaxton is a city in Burke County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 60 at the 2020 census. Flaxton was founded in 1900 and was named because the predominant crop in the area is flax.
Flaxton was established in 1900. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 66 to 60 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1943.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Flaxton 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.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Flaxton’s history is told.
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Flaxton, decade by decade
2000
1 historic place in Flaxton
1 place in Flaxton is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.