The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLignite is a city in Burke County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 141 at the 2020 census. Lignite was founded in 1907 and was named for the quantities of lignite, a low-grade coal, present in the area.
Lignite was established in 1907. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 155 to 141 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1974.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lignite 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 Lignite’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lignite’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Lignite, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Lignite is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lignite has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Burke County World War Memorial Hall in Flaxton, 7.9 miles away.
Lignite 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.
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