The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusKensal is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 146 at the 2020 census. Kensal was founded in 1892. It is the location of, or nearest community to, the Cecil Baker Round Barn, which was built in 1921 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Kensal was established in 1892. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 163 to 146 (-10%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kensal 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 Kensal’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kensal’s history is told.
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Nothing in Kensal is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kensal has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Midland Continental Railroad Depot in Wimbledon, 15.6 miles away.
Kensal and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.