Dickey County is a county in North Dakota, United States, on the state’s southern border with South Dakota. It had a population of 4,999 at the 2020 census and covers 1,142 square miles (2,958 km2) — 1,131 square miles (2,930 km2) of land and 11 square miles (28 km2) of water — centred near 46°06′28″N 98°29′47″W.<\/p>\n
Ellendale is the county seat, and its postal code is 58436. The county holds six incorporated cities, several unincorporated communities, and 32 civil townships. It sits in the Central time zone. Oakes, on the county’s northern edge, is the largest city.<\/p>\n
Dickey County has six incorporated cities — Ellendale (the seat), Oakes, Forbes, Fullerton, Ludden, and Monango — plus a handful of unincorporated communities scattered across its farmland. Populations below are 2020 census figures where verified; unincorporated places carry no official count.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Township<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellendale<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | Ellendale<\/td>\n | 1,125<\/td>\n | 58436<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oakes<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | Elm<\/td>\n | 1,798<\/td>\n | 58474<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fullerton<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 58441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Forbes<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 58439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ludden<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Monango<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Guelph<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glover<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Keystone<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | Keystone<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Silverleaf<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Merricourt<\/td>\n | Unincorp. · former<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n A few names on older lists of Dickey County places — Boynton, Clement, Duane, Maple River Colony, Norway, and Wirch — correspond to former post offices, rail sidings, or township names rather than standing communities today, and are not carried into the table above pending confirmation of a current settlement at each.<\/p>\n Townships<\/h2>\nDickey County is organized into 32 civil townships. Current population figures by township are not published in a form this page can verify, so the pop. column is omitted for most; township names are listed for reference.<\/p>\n \n |