{"id":6710,"date":"2023-08-13T13:07:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T13:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6710"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:16","slug":"emmons-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/emmons-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmons County, North Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmons County is a county in North Dakota, United States, on the state&#8217;s southern border with South Dakota. It had a population of 3,301 at the 2020 census and covers 1,555 square miles (4,028 km2), of which 1,508 square miles are land and 47 square miles are water, centred near 46\u00b017\u2032N 100\u00b014\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Linton is the county seat and its postal code is 58552. The county has 5 incorporated cities and 9 unincorporated communities, no organized civil townships in the modern sense (North Dakota assessment districts are unorganized here), and sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Emmons County<\/h2>\n<p>Emmons County has 5 incorporated cities and 9 unincorporated communities. Cities carry municipal government; CDP and unincorporated places do not. Populations below are 2020 census figures where available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Linton<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>1,296<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strasburg<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>420<\/td>\n<td>58573<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hazelton<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>159<\/td>\n<td>58544<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hague<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>109<\/td>\n<td>58542<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Braddock<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>58524<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kintyre<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58549<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Temvik<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Westfield<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Livona<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dana<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grassna<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hull<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Emmonsburg<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Glencoe<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Williamsport<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winchester<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winona<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most unincorporated places have no ZIP of their own and use Linton&#8217;s 58552; only Kintyre, Strasburg, Hazelton, Hague and Braddock have a distinct post office code.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>58552 &mdash; Linton (also serves Temvik, Westfield, Livona, Dana, Grassna, Hull and most rural addresses)<\/li>\n<li>58573 &mdash; Strasburg<\/li>\n<li>58544 &mdash; Hazelton<\/li>\n<li>58542 &mdash; Hague<\/li>\n<li>58549 &mdash; Kintyre<\/li>\n<li>58524 &mdash; Braddock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Six ZIP codes cover the entire county; smaller crossroads communities without their own post office share the Linton ZIP.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Emmons County sits on the Missouri Coteau in south-central North Dakota, a rolling, glaciated plateau of prairie pothole wetlands and grassland. The Missouri River and Lake Oahe form part of the county&#8217;s western edge. The county borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/burleigh-county\/\">Burleigh County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kidder-county\/\">Kidder County<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/logan-county-north-dakota\/\">Logan County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mcintosh-county-north-dakota\/\">McIntosh County<\/a> to the southeast, Campbell County, South Dakota, and Corson County, South Dakota, to the south and southwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sioux-county-north-dakota\/\">Sioux County<\/a> to the west, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/morton-county-north-dakota\/\">Morton County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Emmons County had 3,301 residents at the 2020 census, the smallest population it has recorded in decades of steady rural decline. Linton, the county seat, and Strasburg are the two largest communities, together holding roughly half the county&#8217;s population. Median household income in the county has historically trailed the North Dakota median of $76,525; incomes here run closer to the state&#8217;s rural counties than to Bismarck or Fargo. Population density is about 2 people per square mile, among the lowest in the state.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture drives the county&#8217;s economy &mdash; wheat, corn, soybeans, sunflowers and cattle ranching dominate the land use, much as they have since German-Russian and Scandinavian homesteaders settled the coteau in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Linton serves as the county&#8217;s retail, medical and school hub. Strasburg, near the South Dakota line, is known regionally as the boyhood home of bandleader Lawrence Welk, whose family farmstead is preserved as a historic site nearby.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Emmons County was created by the Dakota Territory legislature on February 10, 1879, and organized as a county on November 9, 1883. It is named for James A. Emmons (1845&ndash;1919), a steamboat operator and early Bismarck merchant. German-Russian immigrants, many from colonies along the Volga and Black Sea, settled the Strasburg and Hague areas beginning in the 1880s and 1890s, giving the county&#8217;s southern towns their distinctive Catholic parish architecture and Germanic place names.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>US Highway 83 runs north&ndash;south through the county past Linton, connecting to Bismarck. State Highway 11 crosses east&ndash;west.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bismarck &mdash; 55 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Napoleon &mdash; 30 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Mobridge, SD &mdash; 40 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Ashley &mdash; 35 miles southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Bismarck Municipal Airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Emmons County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in south-central North Dakota, on the South Dakota border, about 55 miles south of Bismarck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Emmons County?<\/strong><br \/>3,301 as of the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Emmons County?<\/strong><br \/>1,555 square miles (4,028 km2), including 47 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Emmons County?<\/strong><br \/>Linton is the county seat and largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Emmons County?<\/strong><br \/>Five incorporated cities &mdash; Linton, Strasburg, Hazelton, Hague and Braddock &mdash; plus several smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Emmons County?<\/strong><br \/>58552 (Linton), 58573 (Strasburg), 58544 (Hazelton), 58542 (Hague), 58549 (Kintyre) and 58524 (Braddock).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Emmons County known for?<\/strong><br \/>Its German-Russian farming heritage and as the birthplace region of bandleader Lawrence Welk, near Strasburg.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/north-dakota\/\">Towns and villages in North Dakota<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmons County is a county in North Dakota, United States, on the state&#8217;s southern border with South Dakota. It had a population of 3,301 at the 2020 census and covers 1,555 square miles (4,028 km2), of which 1,508 square miles are land and 47 square miles are water, centred near 46\u00b017\u2032N 100\u00b014\u2032W. 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