Welcome to Brocket ...

The city of Brocket is located in Ramsey County<1>.

The location of Brocket has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Brocket was established in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brocket has a population of 54 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Brocket is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Brocket lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brocket lies within the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brocket had an population of 54 people. This is a decrease of 5.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brocket had a population of 57 people. This makes Brocket the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 57 people, the population of Brocket decreased 12.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 65 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brocket.

Communities Also Named Brocket ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brocket - it's located in Alberta.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brocket.

Communities near Brocket ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brocket.

• Lakota
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
  • Lakota is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakota <5>
• Michigan City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Edmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
  • Edmore is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <5>
• Crary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
  • Crary is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <5>
• Adams
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <5>
• Lawton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <5>
• Bartlett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
• Whitman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Whitman is located in Nelson County
• Doyon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyon
  • Doyon is located in Ramsey County
• Michigan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
  • Michigan is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brocket. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brocket.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brocket. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brocket.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brocket. See our Newspapers Page for Brocket.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brocket ...

Looking for more information about Brocket? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brocket, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brocket.

Adding Brocket to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brocket in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brocket was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brocket post office opened in 1901.

We also found Brocket on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brocket.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brocket. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/