{"id":6726,"date":"2023-08-14T11:38:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T11:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6726"},"modified":"2026-08-22T01:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:45:42","slug":"lamoure-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lamoure-county\/","title":{"rendered":"LaMoure County, North Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LaMoure County is a county in North Dakota, United States, on the James River in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 4,093 at the 2020 census and covers 1,151 square miles (2,980 km2), centred near 46\u00b028\u2032N 98\u00b032\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>LaMoure is the county seat, and its postal code is 58458. The county has eight incorporated cities and a handful of unincorporated communities scattered across 33 civil townships. LaMoure County is in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in LaMoure County<\/h2>\n<p>LaMoure County&#8217;s population centres are all small: eight incorporated cities, none over a thousand residents, plus a scatter of unincorporated places and a Hutterite colony. Three names carried on older place lists here &mdash; Adrian, Grand Rapids and Willowbank &mdash; are the names of civil townships rather than distinct settlements; they are covered in the Townships section below, not repeated in this table.<\/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>LaMoure<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>764<\/td>\n<td>58458<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Edgeley<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58433<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kulm<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58456<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marion<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Verona<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jud<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58454<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dickey<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58431<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Berlin<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>58415<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alfred<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Diesem<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medberry<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nortonville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Benson Corner<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Independence<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fairview Colony<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Willowbank Colony<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Townships<\/h2>\n<p>LaMoure County is divided into 33 civil townships, the standard unit of rural local government across most of North Dakota. Township-level population figures are not separately published by the Census Bureau for most of these units, so they are omitted here rather than estimated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Adrian<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Badger<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Black Loam<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bluebird<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dean<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gladstone<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Glen<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Glenmore<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Golden Glen<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grand Rapids<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grandview<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greenville<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Henrietta<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kennison<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mikkelson<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nora<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norden<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ovid<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pearl Lake<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pomona View<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prairie<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Raney<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ray<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roscoe<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Russell<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ryan<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saratoga<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sheridan<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Swede<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wano<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, no incorporated place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Willowbank<\/td>\n<td>Rural township, home to Willowbank Colony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>58458 &mdash; LaMoure<\/li>\n<li>58433 &mdash; Edgeley<\/li>\n<li>58456 &mdash; Kulm<\/li>\n<li>58466 &mdash; Marion<\/li>\n<li>58490 &mdash; Verona<\/li>\n<li>58454 &mdash; Jud<\/li>\n<li>58431 &mdash; Dickey<\/li>\n<li>58415 &mdash; Berlin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every incorporated city in LaMoure County has its own post office and ZIP code; unincorporated places and colonies use the ZIP of the nearest city.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>LaMoure County sits on the drift prairie of south-central North Dakota, crossed by the James River, which runs roughly north to south through the eastern half of the county. The terrain is gently rolling farmland dotted with small potholes and sloughs typical of the glaciated Great Plains; the county&#8217;s highest point, about 2,047 feet, lies along its western boundary. The county covers 1,151 square miles, of which 1,146 square miles are land and about 5 square miles are water.<\/p>\n<p>LaMoure County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/stutsman-county\/\">Stutsman County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/barnes-county\/\">Barnes County<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/ransom-county\/\">Ransom County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/dickey-county\/\">Dickey County<\/a> to the south, McIntosh County to the southwest, and Logan County to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>LaMoure County had 4,093 residents at the 2020 census, a density of roughly 3.6 people per square mile. LaMoure, the county seat, is the largest city with 764 residents, followed by Edgeley. The county&#8217;s 2023 median household income was $70,263, close to the North Dakota median of $76,525. Median age in the county is in the mid-40s, older than the state as a whole, and the population is overwhelmingly of English and Germanic ancestry.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture drives LaMoure County&#8217;s economy: small-grain and soybean farming, cattle ranching, and the grain elevators that line the BNSF rail corridor through Edgeley and LaMoure. The county has also hosted a U.S. Navy communications transmitter facility since the county&#8217;s establishment, a rare federal installation for a county this size. Local life centres on the county fair, school sports, and the seasonal rhythm of planting and harvest.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>LaMoure County was organized on October 27, 1881, and named for Judson LaMoure, a territorial and early state legislator who represented the region. Settlement followed the arrival of the railroad in the 1880s, with towns platted along the rail line as grain-shipping points. The county&#8217;s population peaked in the early-to-mid 20th century and has declined since, a pattern common across the rural Dakota prairie as farms consolidated and mechanized.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>North Dakota Highway 13 runs east-west through LaMoure and Edgeley, and Highway 56 connects LaMoure to Kulm in the county&#8217;s southwest corner.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jamestown &mdash; about 30 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Ellendale &mdash; about 20 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Wishek &mdash; about 30 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Valley City &mdash; about 35 miles northeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Jamestown Regional Airport, with the larger Hector International Airport in Fargo about 100 miles east.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is LaMoure County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in south-central North Dakota, on the James River, about 65 miles southeast of Bismarck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of LaMoure County?<\/strong><br \/>4,093 people at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is LaMoure County?<\/strong><br \/>1,151 square miles (2,980 km2), of which about 5 square miles is water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the LaMoure County seat?<\/strong><br \/>LaMoure is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in LaMoure County?<\/strong><br \/>Eight incorporated cities &mdash; LaMoure, Edgeley, Kulm, Marion, Verona, Jud, Dickey and Berlin &mdash; plus several unincorporated communities and a Hutterite colony.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in LaMoure County?<\/strong><br \/>Eight ZIP codes, one per incorporated city: 58458 (LaMoure), 58433 (Edgeley), 58456 (Kulm), 58466 (Marion), 58490 (Verona), 58454 (Jud), 58431 (Dickey) and 58415 (Berlin).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What river runs through LaMoure County?<\/strong><br \/>The James River flows north to south through the eastern part of the county.<\/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>LaMoure County is a county in North Dakota, United States, on the James River in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 4,093 at the 2020 census and covers 1,151 square miles (2,980 km2), centred near 46\u00b028\u2032N 98\u00b032\u2032W. LaMoure is the county seat, and its postal code is 58458. 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