Welcome to Crary ...

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

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

Crary was established in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crary has a population of 148 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Crary is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Crary: (701)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crary had an population of 148 people. This is an increase of 4.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crary had a population of 142 people. This makes Crary the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Crary represents 0.02% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 239th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 142 people, the population of Crary decreased 4.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 149 people).

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

Communities near Crary ...

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

• Devils Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
  • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <5>
• Lakota
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Tolna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
  • Tolna is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolna <5>
• Warwick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <5>
• Brocket
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocket
  • Brocket is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocket <5>
• Doyon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyon
  • Doyon is located in Ramsey County
• Bartlett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
• Saint Michael
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
  • Saint Michael is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michael <5>
• Tokio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
  • Tokio is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokio <5>
• Hamar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
  • Hamar is located in Eddy County

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 Crary. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crary.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crary ...

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

Adding Crary to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crary post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crary.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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