Welcome to Fordville ...

The city of Fordville is located in Walsh County<1>.

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

Fordville was established in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fordville has a population of 197 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Fordville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Fordville lies within the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fordville had an population of 197 people. This is a decrease of 7.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fordville had a population of 212 people. This makes Fordville the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Fordville represents 0.03% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 200th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 212 people, the population of Fordville decreased 20.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 266 people).

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

Communities Also Named Fordville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fordville - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Fordville ...

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

• Park River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
  • Park River is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <5>
• Gilby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
  • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <5>
• Edinburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <5>
• Petersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Forest River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Forest River is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <5>
• Adams
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Pisek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Pisek is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisek <5>
• Lankin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
  • Lankin is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lankin <5>
• Niagara
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
  • Niagara is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara <5>
• Inkster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkster
  • Inkster is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkster <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 Fordville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fordville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fordville ...

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

Adding Fordville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fordville post office opened in 1910.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fordville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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