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Grenora

A township of 22 people in Williams County, North Dakota
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Conserved land21%4,343 of 20,567 acres
Trails29 mi0.9 mi per sq mi
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About Grenora

City in North Dakota, United States
1916Established
221Population
0.6 sq miArea
2,123 ftElevation

Grenora is a city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 221 at the 2020 census. Grenora was founded in July 1916 at the terminus of a Great Northern Railway branch line that began in Stanley. The name is a portmanteau of letters in the railway's name: GREat NOrthern RAilway. The tracks were in place until 2002, when Great Northern successor BNSF Railway filed for abandonment. The city's motto is, "Friendliness lives here – you're only a stranger once." The city is home to a senior citizen's center, credit union, gas station, grain elevator, restaurant, bar, apartment buildings, and community-built low-income housing. There are also two churches: the St. Olaf Lu…

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ZIP code58845
Area code701
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Health in Grenora

Compared with North Dakota

2better than ND·7worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

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Sheridan Memorial HosptialPlentywood · 29.9 mi · ER · rural critical access
Ray ClinicRay · 40.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP code 58845 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Grenora →

Natural hazards in Grenora

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Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 3% of U.S. communities.

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Grenora 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 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24° / 3°Winter
53° / 28°Spring
80° / 52°Summer
54° / 29°Fall
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