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A town of 22, settled in 1886.

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Population
22
residents
Median home value
$111K
Census ACS
Household income
$117K
median
Median age
67.3
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

22 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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46°
Sunny
H 63° · L 37°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Ludden has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

37″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–24°
Spring31–54°
Summer57–80°
Fall34–56°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Ludden is

Ludden beats the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
What stands outLuddenND
More adults treating high blood pressure80.1%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.1%82.7%
More adults with COPD7.9%5.9%
CHI Oakes Hospital
9.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Ludden is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Ludden: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 510 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge—54
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Luden Jail - Ludden, North Dakota 6-11-2009
2009 · Luden Jail - Ludden, North Dakota 6-11-2009 · Wikimedia Commons
Ludden’s story

140 years in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Ludden

City in North Dakota, United States

Ludden is a city in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 15 at the 2020 census. Ludden was founded in 1886.

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Established
1886
Population
15
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
1,302 ft
Area code
701

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Ludden, ND · Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗