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1935
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About Grenora
City in North Dakota, United StatesGrenora 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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Housing in Grenora
The median sale price was $20,000 in March 2026.
Work & commute in Grenora
Full picture →Most working residents leave Grenora for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Williston (46%), Williston (11%) and Judson (11%). Half commute less than 35 miles.
Health in Grenora
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 28 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Grenora
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 3% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Grenora
Full climate →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.
Schools in Grenora
All Grenora schools →School Grade B
The public schools Grenora’s kids attend outperform 55% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within ND. Ratings are from neighbors.
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