Welcome to Cavalier ...

The city of Cavalier is located in Pembina County<1> and is the County Seat for Pembina County.

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

Cavalier was established in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cavalier has a population of 1,225 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Cavalier is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Cavalier: (701)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cavalier had an population of 1,225 people. This is a decrease of 5.91% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cavalier had a population of 1,302 people (which is 17.56% of the total population of Pembina County). This makes Cavalier the county's most populous community.

The population of Cavalier represents 0.19% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,302 people, the population of Cavalier decreased 15.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,537 people).

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

Communities near Cavalier ...

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

• Walhalla
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Walhalla is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <5>
• Gretna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Neche
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
  • Neche is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <5>
• Saint Thomas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
  • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <5>
• Hoople
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
  • Hoople is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <5>
• Crystal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <5>
• Mountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
  • Mountain is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <5>
• Bathgate
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bathgate
  • Bathgate is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bathgate <5>
• Hamilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Canton City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
  • Canton City is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Canton City has also been known as:
  • Hensel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <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 Cavalier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cavalier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cavalier. 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 Cavalier.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cavalier ...

Looking for more information about Cavalier? 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 Cavalier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cavalier.

Adding Cavalier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cavalier 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 Cavalier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cavalier post office opened in 1877.

We also found Cavalier in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cavalier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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